1963 Transkei legislative election

April 2022 Parliamentary elections were held in Transkei on 20 November 1963.Elections in South Africa's Apartheid-Era Homelands "Bantustans" https://web.archive.org/web/20110607022954/http://africanelections.tripod.com/za_homelands.html 7 June 2011 African Elections Database Although the Democratic Party won a majority of the elected seats, the Transkei National Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Legislative Assembly after the appointment of a further 64 members. The assembly met for the first time on 6 December 1963 in Umtata, and elected Chief Kaiser Matanzima as Chief Minister over Chief Victor Poto. Matanzima received 54 votes, and Poto 49, with 2 papers being spoilt. Following the vote Matanzima formed the Transkei National Independence Party from his supporters – largely non-elected chiefs and their supporters. Poto and the majority of elected members of the assembly formed the opposition in response.Kalley Jacqueline Audrey Schoeman Elna Andor Lydia Eve 1999 Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 https://books.google.com/books?id=oVrVK2ElINMC&dq=1963+Transkei+legislative+election&pg=PA337 Greenwood Publishing Group 337 9780313302473 Electoral system The Legislative Assembly had a total of 109 seats, 45 of which were elected and 64 of which were reserved for directly and indirectly elected chiefs. Results Elected Chiefs Total Democratic Party 27 8 35 Transkei National Independence Party 15 56 71 Other parties and independents 3 0 3 45 64 109 601204 880425 African Elections Database References Transkei Category:Elections in Transkei Transkei