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1921 South African general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | South Africa |
| flag_year | 1912 |
| type | Parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1920 South African general election |
| previous_year | 1920 |
| election_date | 8 February 1921 |
| next_election | 1924 South African general election |
| next_year | 1924 |
| seats_for_election | All 134 seats in the House of Assembly |
| majority_seats | 68 |
| registered | 499,531 |
| turnout | 55.60% ( 11.34pp) |
| image_size | 130x130px |
| image1 | Genl JC Smuts (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Jan Smuts |
| party1 | South African Party |
| leaders_seat1 | Pretoria West |
| last_election1 | 50.51%, 66 seats |
| seats1 | 77 |
| seat_change1 | 11 |
| popular_vote1 | 137,389 |
| percentage1 | 49.90% |
| swing1 | 0.61pp |
| image2 | JBM Hertzog - SA (cropped).jpg |
| leader2 | J. B. M. Hertzog |
| party2 | National Party (South Africa) |
| leaders_seat2 | Smithfield |
| last_election2 | 32.62%, 43 seats |
| seats2 | 44 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| popular_vote2 | 105,039 |
| percentage2 | 38.15% |
| swing2 | 5.53pp |
| image3 | Kolonel Cresswell (cropped).jpg |
| leader3 | Frederic Creswell |
| party3 | Labour Party (South Africa) |
| leaders_seat3 | Troyeville |
| (lost re-election) | |
| last_election3 | 14.65%, 21 seats |
| seats3 | 10 |
| seat_change3 | 11 |
| popular_vote3 | 29,406 |
| percentage3 | 10.68% |
| swing3 | 3.97pp |
| title | Prime Minister |
| before_election | Jan Smuts |
| before_party | South African Party |
| after_election | Jan Smuts |
| after_party | South African Party |
| map_image | 1921 South African general election map - results by province.svg |
| map_caption | Results by province |
(lost re-election)
General elections were held in South Africa on 8 February 1921 to elect the 134 members of the House of Assembly. The South African Party, which since the previous election had fused with the Unionist Party, won an absolute majority.
Delimitation of electoral divisions
The South Africa Act 1909 had provided for a delimitation commission to define the boundaries for each electoral division. The representation by province, under the third delimitation report of 1919, is set out in the table below. The figures in brackets are the number of electoral divisions in the previous (1913) delimitation. If there is no figure in brackets then the number was unchanged.
The electoral divisions used for this general election were the same as those for the 1920 election.
| Provinces | Cape | Natal | Orange Free State | Transvaal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisions | 51 | 17 | 17 | 49 (45) | 134 (130) |
Results
Main article: Results of the 1921 South African general election
Notes
References
- South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, published by Chris van Rensburg Publications
References
- ''The Times'', edition of 7 February 1921, p. 11
- ''South Africa 1982'', page 129
- Dirk J. Potgieter (1971) ''Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Volume 4'', p. 272
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