1977 South African general election

none July 2022 South Africa 1928 Parliamentary 1974 South African general election 1974 30 November 1977 1981 South African general election 1981 164 of the 165 seats in the House of Assembly 83 2,193,635 48.52% ( 3.35pp) 130x130px John-Vorster (cropped).jpg B. J. Vorster National Party (South Africa) 56.14%, 122 seats 134 12 685,035 65.34% 9.20pp Colin Eglin (cropped).jpg Colin Eglin Progressive Federal Party 6.37%, 6 seats 17 11 177,705 16.95% 10.58pp New Republic Party (South Africa) NRP 130 95 Radclyffe Cadman New Republic Party (South Africa) 32.84%, 41 seatsUnited Party and Democratic Party combined. 10 31 127,335 12.15% 20.69pp Prime Minister B. J. Vorster National Party (South Africa) B. J. Vorster National Party (South Africa) General elections were held in South Africa on 30 November 1977. The National Party, led by B. J. Vorster won a landslide victory in the House of Assembly with a supermajority. The newly formed Progressive Federal Party, led by Colin Eglin became the official opposition. The New Republic Party, successor to the United Party, won only 10 seats,https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121408165/ South Africa Opposition Leader falls Alexander Douglas 1979-07-31 The Age 2017-05-19 all but one of them in Natal Province. Once again, the Herstigte Nasionale Party failed to win any seats. In the 1977 elections, the National Party received its best-ever result with support of 65% of the vote and (after a by-election) 135 seats in parliament out of 165. However, Vorster resigned as prime minister for alleged health reasons on 28 September 1978. Background On 11 February 1975 four liberal MPs led by Harry Schwarz broke away from the United Party and created the Reform Party. The party merged with the Progressive Party on 25 July 1975 to form the Progressive Reform Party. In 1977 another group of United Party members left the party to form the Committee for a United Opposition, which then joined the Progressive Reform Party to form the Progressive Federal Party. This proved to realign the opposition in Parliament, as the PFP became the official opposition party. Electoral system The members of the House of Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting. The Senate consisted of 51 members: 43 elected by the electoral colleges of the country's four provinces (16 for the Transvaal, 11 for the Cape Province, and eight each for the Orange Free State and Natal) and eight appointed by the State President (two for each province). Only White South Africans were eligible to vote. Results House of Assembly Due to the death of the National Party candidate in the Springs constituency, one seat was left vacant until a by-election was held, which was won by the NP. File:South Africa legislation, 1977.svg National Party 685035 134 +12 Progressive Federal Party 177705 17 +11 New Republic Party 127335 10 New Herstigte Nasionale Party 34159 0 0 South African Party 17915 3 New #00CED1 Other parties and independents 6271 0 0 Vacant 1 – –6 15930 2193635 Official YearbookSouth Africa: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, 1985, pp. 180–182 See also 17th South African Parliament Notes References Category:General elections in South Africa South Africa General South Africa Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results