1894 Cape Colony parliamentary election

January 2024 right 150 Cecil Rhodes (left), Prime Minister of the Cape since 1890, was again returned with the support of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (right), leader of the Afrikaner Bond. Cecil Rhodes ww.jpg Cecil Rhodes OnzeJanHofmeyr crop.jpg Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Onze Jan) Elections to the Parliament of the Legislative Assembly for the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope were held in early 1894, and saw the victory of the incumbent Rhodes-Afrikaner Bond alliance. It was the last election before the Glen Grey Act, and also before British Bechuanaland joined the Cape Colony. Results thumb|Map of the results by constituency. Parliament was dissolved on 19 December 1893. Turnout was 73%, an increase on the 67% seen in the last Assembly election in 1888.The Cape Parliament, 1854-1910 by J. L. McCracken, pg.33-34 The Afrikaner Bond won 35 of the 76 seats in the House of Assembly, which gave the Rhodes administration a comfortable majority when combined with Rhodes' 14 supporters in the Assembly.The Afrikaner Bond, T.R.H. Davenport, p.152 The core opposition, largely led by James Rose Innes, John X. Merriman, and JW Sauer had only around 18 seats.CECIL RHODES, THE GLEN GREY ACT, AND THE LABOUR QUESTION IN THE POLITICS OF THE CAPE COLONY, Richards James Thompson, pg.98-99Sank Yvonne Pauline October 1955 The Origin and Development of the Cape Progressive Party (1884-1898) Master of Arts University of Cape Town Rhodes-Afrikaner Bond alliance 49 #8a916fff Opposition 18 Others 9 2nd Rhodes Ministry Rhodes and his ministry would remain in office until its collapse following the Jameson Raid. PortfolioMinisterTerm startTerm endPrime MinisterRt Hon. Cecil Rhodes(MLA, Barkly West)17 July 189012 January 1896Colonial SecretaryPieter Hendrik Faure(MLA, Namaqualand)4 May 189312 January 1896Colonial TreasurerGordon Sprigg(MLA, East London)4 May 189312 January 1896Attorney-GeneralWilliam Schreiner(MLA, Kimberley)4 May 189312 January 1896Commissioner of Public WorksJohn Laing(MLA)4 May 189312 January 1896Secretary for Native AffairsSir John Frost(MLA, Queenstown)4 May 189312 January 1896Secretary for AgricultureSource: The Old Cape House by Ralph Kilpin, pg.172 References Cape Category:Elections in the Cape Colony Parliamentary election