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1893 Transvaal presidential election

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1893 South African Republic presidential election

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Nominee Paul Kruger Piet Joubert John Gilbert Kotzé
Party Independent Independent Independent
Popular vote 7,881 7,009 76
Percentage 52.66% 46.83% 0.51%

President before election

Paul Kruger

Elected President

Paul Kruger

Presidential elections were held in Transvaal in 1893.[1] The result was a victory for Paul Kruger, although there were concerns that agents of Kruger had manipulated the electoral roll.[1]

Results

CandidateVotes%
Paul Kruger7,88152.66
Piet Joubert7,00946.83
John Gilbert Kotzé760.51
Total14,966100.00
Source: Annual Register[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Joubert, Petrus Jacobus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 522.
  2. ^ Annual Register for the Year 1893. Longmans, Green, and co. 1894. p. 442. Retrieved 6 February 2021.