Coloured Persons Representative Council Amendment Act
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The Coloured Persons Representative Council Amendment Act was adapted by the South Africa
n House of Assembly in 1968, by the B J Vorster government. It abolished all indirect representation of Coloured
persons in parliament, with the four white MPs elected by Cape Coloured voters losing their seats upon expiration in 1970, and instead created a virtually powerless Coloured Persons' Representative Council. The CPRC was to consist only of Coloureds representing mature Coloured voters (turnout was generally low), with a minor number appointed by the all-white South African government. Legislation enacted by the CPRC was only to affect Coloured people, a prelude to the Tricameral Parliament
created by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act of 1983
.
Subsequent to this legislation, this Act, the first all-white general election
was held, resulting in a landslide for the National Party
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n House of Assembly in 1968, by the B J Vorster government. It abolished all indirect representation of Coloured
Coloured
In the South African, Namibian, Zambian, Botswana and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured refers to an heterogenous ethnic group who possess ancestry from Europe, various Khoisan and Bantu tribes of Southern Africa, West Africa, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaya, India, Mozambique,...
persons in parliament, with the four white MPs elected by Cape Coloured voters losing their seats upon expiration in 1970, and instead created a virtually powerless Coloured Persons' Representative Council. The CPRC was to consist only of Coloureds representing mature Coloured voters (turnout was generally low), with a minor number appointed by the all-white South African government. Legislation enacted by the CPRC was only to affect Coloured people, a prelude to the Tricameral Parliament
Tricameral Parliament
The Tricameral Parliament was the name given to the South African parliament and its structure from 1984 to 1994, established by the South African Constitution of 1983...
created by the Republic of South Africa Constitution Act of 1983
South African Constitution of 1983
The Constitution of 1983 was South Africa's third constitution. It replaced the republican constitution that had been adopted when South Africa became a republic in 1961 and was in force for ten years before it was superseded by the Interim Constitution on 27 April 1994, which in turn led to the...
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Subsequent to this legislation, this Act, the first all-white general election
South African general election, 1970
The 1970 South African general election was held on 22 April for the 166-seat House of Assembly. Parliament was dissolved on 2 March and the deadline for the submission of candidates was 13 March...
was held, resulting in a landslide for the National Party
National Party (South Africa)
The National Party is a former political party in South Africa. Founded in 1914, it was the governing party of the country from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994. Members of the National Party were sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a...
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