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1984 House of Representatives election
House of Representatives after the election
1984 House of Delegates election
House of Delegates after the election
General elections were held in South Africa in August 1984 to elect Coloured and Indian representatives to their respective houses of the Tricameral Parliament . The Coloured elections for the House of Representatives took place on 22 August, and resulted in a victory for the Labour Party , headed by the Reverend Allan Hendrickse , which won 76 of the 80 seats. The Indian elections for the House of Delegates were held on 28 August and saw the National People's Party emerge as the largest party, winning 18 of the 40 seats.[1] The Indian elections were opposed by the United Democratic Front and were marked by boycotts and protests.[1] Despite the Prohibition of Political Interference Act of 1968 which banned mixed-race political parties, nine Indian members of Hendricke's Labour Party stood as independents,[2] one of whom won a seat and subsequently joined the NPP.[3]
Background
In addition to the whites-only House of Assembly , a November 1983 referendum had approved the creation of two new houses an 80-member House of Representatives for Coloureds and a 40-member House of Delegates for Asians.
Results
House of Representatives
By constituency
Constituency
Freedom
Independent
Labour
People's Congress
Reformed Freedom
Addo
0.00%
0.00%
74.49%
16.47%
9.05%
Alra Park
9.20%
0.00%
82.28%
8.52%
0.00%
Belhar
0.00%
47.52%
52.48%
0.00%
0.00%
Berg River
0.00%
25.58%
74.42%
0.00%
0.00%
Bethelsdorp
0.00%
0.00%
96.71%
3.29%
0.00%
Bishop Lavis
0.00%
0.00%
65.04%
34.96%
0.00%
Bloemfontein Opkoms
5.20%
0.00%
84.60%
0.00%
10.21%
Bokkeveld
0.00%
50.26%
49.74%
0.00%
0.00%
Bonteheuwel
0.00%
0.00%
94.86%
5.14%
0.00%
Border
10.30%
0.00%
87.76%
1.95%
0.00%
Bosmont
50.00%
0.00%
50.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Britstown
0.00%
0.00%
83.76%
16.24%
0.00%
Daljosaphat
0.00%
20.96%
56.13%
22.91%
0.00%
Diamant
0.00%
13.19%
69.05%
17.75%
0.00%
Diaz
0.00%
0.00%
78.03%
21.97%
0.00%
Durban Suburbs
0.00%
0.00%
69.08%
30.92%
0.00%
Dysseldorp
0.00%
0.00%
92.22%
7.78%
0.00%
Eastern Free State
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Eersterus
20.65%
0.00%
62.95%
16.40%
0.00%
Eldorado Park
10.64%
0.00%
69.75%
12.41%
7.20%
Elsies River
0.00%
0.00%
87.15%
12.85%
0.00%
Esselen Park
0.00%
7.54%
60.46%
31.99%
0.00%
Fish River
8.94%
0.00%
75.88%
15.18%
0.00%
Gelvandale
7.51%
0.00%
84.30%
8.19%
0.00%
Genadendal
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Grassy Park
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
96.47%
3.53%
Greenwood Park
0.00%
11.44%
82.36%
6.19%
0.00%
Griqualand West
0.00%
6.49%
76.69%
16.82%
0.00%
Haarlem
0.00%
0.00%
77.73%
12.37%
9.90%
Hanover Park
0.00%
0.00%
81.79%
18.21%
0.00%
Hantam
0.00%
0.00%
75.74%
24.26%
0.00%
Hawston
0.00%
35.38%
64.62%
0.00%
0.00%
Heidedal
3.80%
6.61%
89.59%
0.00%
0.00%
Heideveld
0.00%
0.00%
68.02%
31.98%
0.00%
Kalahari
6.85%
0.00%
91.92%
1.23%
0.00%
Karee
0.00%
32.76%
67.24%
0.00%
0.00%
Kasselsvlei
0.00%
26.08%
58.38%
7.50%
8.04%
Klipspruit West
23.44%
11.28%
60.18%
5.10%
0.00%
Liesbeek
0.00%
0.00%
85.22%
14.78%
0.00%
Macassar
0.00%
13.33%
69.10%
17.57%
0.00%
Mamre
0.00%
0.00%
94.24%
5.76%
0.00%
Manenberg
0.00%
0.00%
66.82%
29.09%
4.09%
Matroosfontein
0.00%
0.00%
77.40%
14.91%
7.69%
Mid Karoo
0.00%
6.02%
91.74%
2.24%
0.00%
Mitchells Plain
0.00%
0.00%
83.50%
12.62%
3.88%
Natal Interior
0.00%
0.00%
76.51%
23.49%
0.00%
Natal Mid-East
0.00%
26.60%
64.22%
9.17%
0.00%
Newclare
17.84%
0.00%
67.50%
14.66%
0.00%
Northeastern Cape
18.66%
0.00%
71.90%
9.45%
0.00%
Northern Cape
7.67%
21.62%
65.52%
5.19%
0.00%
Northern Transvaal
13.62%
0.00%
78.10%
8.28%
0.00%
Nuweveld
0.00%
0.00%
83.96%
16.04%
0.00%
Ottery
0.00%
0.00%
42.97%
57.03%
0.00%
Outeniqua
0.00%
0.00%
63.70%
36.30%
0.00%
Pniel
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Ravensmead
0.00%
12.05%
80.27%
6.07%
1.61%
Rawsonville
0.00%
19.15%
80.85%
0.00%
0.00%
Reiger Park
1.89%
13.79%
84.32%
0.00%
0.00%
Retreat
0.00%
0.00%
84.28%
15.72%
0.00%
Rietvlei
0.00%
32.00%
65.58%
2.42%
0.00%
Riversdal
0.00%
50.97%
49.03%
0.00%
0.00%
Robertson
0.00%
8.14%
91.86%
0.00%
0.00%
Ruste Ter Vaal
24.30%
0.00%
75.70%
0.00%
0.00%
Schauderville
19.36%
0.00%
74.39%
6.26%
0.00%
Silvertown
0.00%
0.00%
88.28%
11.72%
0.00%
Southern Cape
0.00%
0.00%
90.86%
9.14%
0.00%
Southern Free State
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Springbok
16.47%
0.00%
65.91%
0.00%
17.63%
Steinkopf
16.61%
31.46%
51.94%
0.00%
0.00%
Strandfontein
0.00%
0.00%
80.29%
12.12%
7.59%
Suurbraak
36.25%
4.49%
59.26%
0.00%
0.00%
Swartkops
0.00%
0.00%
77.76%
22.24%
0.00%
Swartland
0.00%
0.00%
72.64%
27.36%
0.00%
Table Mountain
0.00%
0.00%
50.64%
49.36%
0.00%
Toekomsrus
41.44%
7.01%
51.55%
0.00%
0.00%
Upington
0.00%
0.00%
91.70%
8.30%
0.00%
Vredendal
0.00%
0.00%
63.66%
36.34%
0.00%
Wentworth
0.00%
0.00%
54.11%
45.89%
0.00%
Western Free State
1.97%
0.00%
91.22%
6.81%
0.00%
Wuppertal
0.00%
14.84%
74.81%
10.35%
0.00%
Source: Constituency Level Election Archive
House of Delegates
By constituency
Constituency
Independent
National Democratic Party
National Federal Party
National People's Party
Progressive Independent Party
Solidarity
Actonville
69.59%
0.00%
11.97%
0.00%
0.00%
18.43%
Allandale
51.74%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
48.26%
Arena Park
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
73.17%
0.00%
26.83%
Bayview
16.17%
0.00%
0.00%
27.55%
0.00%
56.28%
Brickfield
34.15%
0.00%
0.00%
51.18%
0.00%
14.67%
Camperdown
7.00%
0.00%
0.00%
41.10%
0.00%
51.90%
Cavendish
35.44%
0.00%
4.67%
18.71%
0.00%
41.18%
Central Rand
46.09%
0.00%
0.00%
2.36%
0.24%
51.30%
Chatsworth Central
0.00%
0.00%
8.14%
44.12%
0.00%
47.73%
Clare Estate
52.66%
0.00%
0.00%
29.90%
0.00%
17.44%
Durban Bay
44.34%
0.00%
0.00%
52.26%
0.00%
3.40%
Eastern Transvaal
35.27%
0.00%
0.00%
18.09%
0.00%
46.65%
Glenview
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
22.51%
0.00%
77.49%
Havenside
33.83%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
66.17%
Isipingo
22.30%
0.00%
0.00%
40.05%
0.00%
37.65%
Laudium
33.01%
0.00%
0.00%
57.67%
0.00%
9.32%
Lenasia Central
14.50%
0.00%
0.00%
40.84%
19.27%
25.38%
Lenasia East
6.04%
0.00%
0.00%
24.93%
42.78%
26.25%
Lenasia West
21.20%
0.00%
0.00%
47.39%
7.66%
23.75%
Malabar
18.56%
0.00%
0.00%
81.12%
0.00%
0.32%
Marianhill
1.05%
0.00%
0.00%
50.62%
0.00%
48.33%
Merebank
20.76%
0.00%
0.00%
31.93%
0.00%
47.32%
Montford
10.62%
0.00%
0.00%
40.80%
0.00%
48.58%
Moorcross
15.52%
0.00%
0.00%
47.02%
0.00%
37.45%
Natal Midlands
32.34%
0.00%
0.00%
47.03%
0.00%
20.63%
Newholme
38.78%
0.00%
0.00%
41.80%
0.00%
19.42%
North Coast
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
82.96%
0.00%
17.04%
North Western Transvaal
45.03%
0.00%
0.00%
40.42%
0.00%
14.55%
Northern Natal
13.88%
0.00%
0.00%
40.72%
13.68%
31.72%
Northwestern Cape
44.95%
0.00%
0.00%
35.05%
0.00%
20.00%
Phoenix
43.58%
0.00%
0.00%
21.60%
0.00%
34.81%
Redhill
8.97%
0.00%
0.00%
69.66%
0.00%
21.37%
Reservoir Hills
0.00%
0.00%
4.69%
41.58%
0.00%
53.73%
Rylands
19.09%
0.00%
0.00%
22.91%
0.00%
58.00%
Southern Natal
15.75%
0.34%
0.00%
21.42%
13.54%
48.95%
Springfield
18.34%
0.00%
0.00%
25.39%
4.63%
51.64%
Stanger
0.40%
0.00%
0.00%
27.14%
0.00%
72.46%
Tongaat
56.00%
0.00%
0.00%
23.40%
0.59%
20.01%
Umzinto
31.32%
0.18%
0.00%
35.62%
0.00%
32.88%
Verulam
29.34%
0.00%
0.00%
26.47%
0.00%
44.19%
Source: Constituency Level Election Archive
Reactions
The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 554 (1984) condemning the election, declaring it null and void as it was designed to entrench minority rule.
References