1974 South African Senate election

none April 2022 May 2026 1974 South African Senate election South Africa 1928 Parliamentary Popular no 1970 South African Senate election 1970 1974 5 30 y 1994 South African general election#Senate 1994 44 of 54 seats in the Senate 28 John Vorster|x130px B. J. Vorster National Party (South Africa) 41 seats 42 1 77.78% x130px De Villiers Graaff United Party (South Africa) 13 seats 12 1 22.22% South African Senate after the 1974 election|300px 300px Seat composition in the Senate after the electionThe election for the tenth Senate of South Africa took place on May 30, 1974. The result was a victory for the ruling National Party, winning 32 out of the 44 elected seats and 42 out of the total 54 seats.Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1969–1970, page 24341. This was the final election for the Senate before it was abolished in 1980 and replaced by the President's Council, an advisory body to the State President designed to draft a new constitution that would allow more political participation to the colored and Indian populations in South Africa. According to section 29(2)(b) of the 1961 constitution, "at least one of the two senators nominated from each province under this section shall be thoroughly acquainted, by reason of official experience or otherwise, with the interests of the coloured population in the province for which the said senator is nominated". Bibliography Category:Senate elections in South Africa Senate South African Senate election