Results of the 1915 South African general election

Results of the 1915 South African general election

20 October 1915

All 130 seats in the House of Assembly
66 seats needed for a majority
Registered365,307
Turnout71.57%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Louis Botha Thomas Smartt
Party South African Unionist
Leader's seat Losberg Fort Beaufort
Last election 28.45%, 66 seats 37.65%, 36 seats
Seats won 54 39
Seat change 12 3
Popular vote 94,285 49,917
Percentage 36.67% 19.41%
Swing 8.22pp 18.24pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader J. B. M. Hertzog Frederic Creswell
Party National Labour
Leader's seat Smithfield stood in Bezuidenhout
Last election Did not exist 10.93%, 3 seats
Seats won 27 4
Seat change New party 1
Popular vote 75,623 24,755
Percentage 29.41% 9.63%
Swing New party 1.30pp

Results by province

Prime Minister before election

Louis Botha
South African

Elected Prime Minister

Louis Botha
South African

This is a list of constituency results for the 1915 South African general election.