1896 Orange Free State presidential election

April 2023 none Orange Free State presidential 1893 Orange Free State presidential election 1893 February 1896 Marthinus Steyn, Orange Free State president.jpg Martinus Theunis Steyn 6,877 83.42% 3x4.svg John G. Fraser 1,367 16.58% President Pieter Jeremias Blignaut(Acting) Martinus Theunis Steyn Presidential elections were held in the Orange Free State in February 1896.Steyn, Martinus Theunis 25 915 They were held after the former President Francis William Reitz resigned due to bad health in 1895.M.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State South African History Online The two candidates were High Court judge Martinus Theunis Steyn and John G. Fraser. Whilst Steyn supported the proposed merger of the Orange Free State and Transvaal, Fraser was in favour of closer links with the neighbouring Cape Colony and the United Kingdom. The election resulted in a convincing win for Steyn, who received 83% of the vote. He was inaugurated as president on 4 March 1896 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Bloemfontein. Results Martinus Theunis Steyn 6877 John G. Fraser 1367 South African History Online References Orange Category:Elections in the Orange Free State Presidential election Category:February 1896 in Africa