1989 South African General Election
The last whites-only election6 September 1989 · The apartheid parliament · 166 seats, 21 for a majority
General elections were held in South Africa on 6 September 1989, the last under apartheid. Snap elections had been called early (no election was required until 1992) by the recently elected head of the National Party (NP), F.
A whites-only election under apartheid: the great majority of South Africans were denied the vote entirely. Recorded here as history, with that exclusion stated plainly.
Government leader before
F. W. de Klerk
National F. W. de Klerk
Government leader (continued)
F. W. de Klerk
National Party
Largest force
National Party
94 of 166 seats
Turnout
23.3%
The result
National Party
F. W. de Klerk · 48.2% of votes · -29 seats
94
seats
Conservative Party
Andries Treurnicht · 31.5% of votes · +17 seats
39
seats
Democratic Party
Zach de Beer · 20.0% of votes · +13 seats
33
seats