1984 South African general election

1984 South African general election

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House of Representatives

All 80 seats in the House of Representatives 41 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats Labour Allan Hendrickse 74.93 76 People's Congress Peter Marais 11.86 2 Freedom Arthur Booysen 5.05 1 Independents – 7.18 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

House of Delegates

All 40 seats in the House of Delegates 21 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats National People's Amichand Rajbansi 36.12 18 Solidarity JN Reddy 36.62 17 Progressive Independent Faiz Khan 1.60 1 Independents – 24.88 4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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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]