1921 South African General Election
8 February 1921 · The Union's whites-only parliament · 134 seats, 68 for a majority
The South Africa Act 1909 had provided for a delimitation commission to define the boundaries for each electoral division. The representation by province, under the third delimitation report of 1919, is set out in the table below.
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
South African Party
77 of 134 seats
Turnout
55.6%
The result
South African Party
Jan Smuts · 49.9% of votes · +11 seats
77
seats
National Party
J. B. M. Hertzog · 38.1% of votes · +1 seats
44
seats
Labour Party
Frederic Creswell · 10.7% of votes · +11 seats
10
seats
Independents
1.2% of votes · +2 seats
1
seats
2 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.