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From 1910 to 1994, members of Parliament were elected chiefly by the South African white minority. The first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994 . Both chambers held their meetings in the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town that were built 1875–1884.
- 1910 South African general election
General elections were held in South Africa on 15 September...
- History of South Africa (1910–1948)
This is the history of South Africa from 1910 to 1948. World...
- 1910 South African general election
This is a list of acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted in the years 1910 to 1919. South African acts are uniquely identified by the year of passage and an act number within that year.
The Union of South Africa 1910 | South African History Online. Towards Union. It is often assumed that the discovery of gold at the Rand was the chief cause of the South African War.
The first Constitution for the Union of South Africa was adopted in 1910. This gave rights to the white minority but took away the right to vote of the majority of South Africans. In 1960 the white government held a referendum to decide whether South Africa would become a Republic.
In the first two decades of Union (1910-1930), the Governments of Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, and J. B. Hertzog promulgated a barrage of discriminatory laws and regulations that tightened state control over Black people. The most important law passed was the Natives' Land Act of 1913.
