1920 South African General Election
10 March 1920 · The Union's whites-only parliament · 134 seats, 68 for a majority
The National Party (NP) won the largest number of seats, but not a majority. The South African Party (SAP) minority government continued in office, with Unionist Party support in Parliament.
Held under a franchise restricted by race: the overwhelming majority of South Africans could not vote. Recorded here as history, with that exclusion stated plainly.
Government leader before
Jan Smuts
South African
Government leader (continued)
Jan Smuts
South African
Largest force
National Party
43 of 134 seats
Turnout
66.9%
The result
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Party | J. B. M. Hertzog | 43 | +16 | 90 512 | 32.6% | +3.2 | |
| South African Party | Jan Smuts | 41 | +13 | 101 227 | 36.5% | -0.2 | |
| Unionist Party | Thomas Smartt | 25 | +14 | 38 946 | 14.0% | -5.4 | |
| Labour Party | Frederic Creswell | 21 | +17 | 40 639 | 14.7% | +5.0 | |
| Independents | — | 3 | +3 | 5 968 | 2.1% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.