1921 South African general election

1921 South African general election
8 February 1921
All 134 seats in the House of Assembly
68 seats needed for a majority
Registered499,531
Turnout55.60% ( 11.34pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jan Smuts J. B. M. Hertzog Frederic Creswell
Party South African National Labour
Leader's seat Pretoria West Smithfield Troyeville
(lost re-election)
Last election 50.51%, 66 seats 32.62%, 43 seats 14.65%, 21 seats
Seats won 77 44 10
Seat change 11 1 11
Popular vote 137,389 105,039 29,406
Percentage 49.90% 38.15% 10.68%
Swing 0.61pp 5.53pp 3.97pp
Results by province
Prime Minister before election

Jan Smuts
South African

 Elected Prime Minister

Jan Smuts
South African

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.

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