1908 Cape Colony parliamentary election

Cape Colony legislative 1904 Cape Colony parliamentary election 1904 21 January 1908 (Council) 12–31 March 1908 (House) 1910 South African general election 1910 All 107 seats in the House of Assembly 54 seats needed for a majority All 26 seats in the Legislative Council 14 seats needed for a majority John X Merriman - Cape Prime Minister.png John X. Merriman South African Party (Cape Colony) 69 (House) 14 (Council) SirLeanderStarrJameson.jpg Leander Starr Jameson Progressive 33 (House) 5 (Council) 1908 Cape Colony parliamentary election map.svg Blue - South African PartyGreen - Progressive Party Prime Minister Leander Starr Jameson Progressive John X. Merriman South African Party Elections for the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope were held in Cape Colony in 1908. The South African party led by John X. Merriman defeated the governing Progressive Party under Leander Starr Jameson.John Charrington Smith Alan General Elections in the Cape Colony: 1898-1908 https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/17782/thesis_hum_1980_smith_alan_john_charrington.pdf?sequence=1 University of Cape Town 1980 These elections would be the last for the Cape Colony, with the National Convention that agreed the constitutional framework for the Union of South Africa beginning later that year. Elections for the Legislative Council were held on 21 January, except for Eastern Province where the election was delayed until 21 February due to the death of a candidate. On 31 January Jameson resigned as Premier after it became clear that the Progressives had lost their majority in the council, which would make governing difficult - even if they could win a majority in the Assembly elections later that year. Merriman was appointed Premier on 3 February, ahead of both the Council election for Eastern Province and the Assembly elections.Smith, pg.69-70 Results Legislative Council South African Party 17 Progressive Party 8 Independents 1 Smith, pg.69Smith, pg.69 Legislative Assembly South African Party 69 +27 Progressive Party 33 –17 Independents 5 +5 +12 Smith pg.72Smith pg.72 References Cape Category:Elections in the Cape Colony Parliamentary election Cape Cape