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Pretoria East (House of Assembly of South Africa constituency)

Pretoria East was a constituency in the Transvaal Province of South Africa, which existed from 1910 to 1966 and again from 1974 to 1994. It covered the eastern parts of Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, and changed its makeup several times over the course of its existence. Throughout its existence it elected one member to the House of Assembly and one to the Transvaal Provincial Council.

Pretoria East
Pretoria-Oos
Former constituency
for the South African House of Assembly
Outline map
Location of Pretoria East within Pretoria (1910)
ProvinceTransvaal
Electorate38,901 (1989)
Former constituency
Created1910
1974
Abolished1966
1994
Number of members1
Last MHA  (NP)
Replaced byGauteng

Franchise notes

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When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the electoral qualifications in use in each pre-existing colony were kept in place. In the Transvaal Colony, and its predecessor the South African Republic, the vote was restricted to white men, and as such, elections in the Transvaal Province were held on a whites-only franchise from the beginning. The franchise was also restricted by property and education qualifications until the 1933 general election, following the passage of the Women's Enfranchisement Act, 1930 and the Franchise Laws Amendment Act, 1931. From then on, the franchise was given to all white citizens aged 21 or over. Non-whites remained disenfranchised until the end of apartheid and the introduction of universal suffrage in 1994.[1]

History

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As initially created, Pretoria East covered the eastern half of its namesake city, and was one of relatively few seats in Transvaal outside Johannesburg to be held by the Unionist Party. Notably, in the first House of Assembly election in 1910, Prime Minister Louis Botha stood in the seat and lost to Unionist candidate J. P. Fitzpatrick. It changed hands only twice in its history: in 1921, when the Unionist Party merged with the South African Party, and in 1953, when it was won by the National Party. In its final boundaries, delineated in 1981, it covered the outer eastern suburbs of Pretoria, and like other such seats across South Africa, it was an NP stronghold.

Members

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Election Member Party
1910 J. P. Fitzpatrick Unionist
1915
1920 C. W. Giovanetti
1921 South African
1924
1929
1933
1938 member unknown United Party
1943
1948
1953 National Party
1958
1961
1966 constituency abolished
Election Member Party
1974 member unknown National Party
1977 J. J. Lloyd
1981 Theo Alant
1987
1989
1994 constituency abolished

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Detailed results

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Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1910: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist J. P. Fitzpatrick 1,231 52.0 New
South African Louis Botha 1,116 48.0 New
Majority 115 4.0 N/A
Turnout 2,347 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)
General election 1915: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist J. P. Fitzpatrick 1,495 61.3 9.3
National K. Rood 644 26.4 New
Labour A. Grant 292 12.0 New
Independent R. J. Smith 6 0.2 New
Majority 851 34.9 N/A
Turnout 2,437 76.7 N/A
Unionist hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1920: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist C. W. Giovanetti 1,268 58.7 −2.6
National W. F. Mondriaan 471 21.8 −4.6
Labour G. H. McLean 416 19.3 7.3
Independent G. L. Hutchinson 5 0.2 New
Majority 797 36.9 2.0
Turnout 2,160 70.8 −5.9
Unionist hold Swing -1.0
General election 1921: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African C. W. Giovanetti 1,534 76.3 17.6
Independent E. Burgess 476 23.7 New
Majority 1,058 52.6 N/A
Turnout 2,010 64.1 −6.7
South African hold Swing N/A
General election 1924: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African C. W. Giovanetti 1,489 60.8 −15.5
Labour R. Sharp 960 39.2 New
Majority 529 21.6 N/A
Turnout 2,449 80.5 16.4
South African hold Swing N/A
General election 1929: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African C. W. Giovanetti 1,754 67.1 6.3
National H. Toms 860 32.9 New
Majority 894 34.2 N/A
Turnout 2,614 80.0 −0.5
South African hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1933: Pretoria East [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African C. W. Giovanetti 3,695 77.2 10.1
Roos A. Davis 1,090 22.8 New
Majority 2,605 54.4 N/A
Turnout 4,785 67.5 −12.5
South African hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "EISA South Africa: Historical franchise arrangements". Eisa.org.za. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Schoeman, B.M. (1977). Parlementêre verkiesings in Suid-Afrika 1910-1976. Pretoria: Aktuele Publikasies.
  3. ^ South Africa 1980/81: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa. Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg Publications.
  4. ^ South Africa 1983: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa. Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg Publications.
  5. ^ Government Gazette of South Africa, No. 10751. 22 May 1987. Pretoria: Government of South Africa.
  6. ^ Government Gazette of South Africa, No. 12109. 20 September 1989. Pretoria: Government of South Africa.

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