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18th South African Parliament
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 18th South African Parliament | |
| image | Houses of Parliament (Cape Town).jpg | |
| caption | Houses of Parliament, Cape Town | |
| jurisdiction | South Africa | |
| meeting_place | Cape Town | |
| chamber1 | House of Assembly of South Africa | |
| chamber1_image | House of Assembly of South Africa 1981 composition.svg | |
| chamber1_image_caption | Composition of the House of Assembly | |
| membership1 | 165 | |
| chamber1_leader1_type | Speaker of the House of Assembly of South Africa | |
| chamber1_leader1 | Jannie Loots | |
| (until 30 July 1981) | ||
| chamber1_leader2_type | Leader of the Opposition | chamber1_leader2=Frederik van Zyl Slabbert |
| before | [17th](17th-south-african-parliament) | |
| after | [19th](19th-south-african-parliament) |
(until 30 July 1981)
J.P. du Toit (31 July 1981 – 13 February 1983)
Johan Greeff (final) The 18th South African Parliament was the eighteenth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the unification of South Africa in 1910 and the sixth to convene since the adoption of the republican constitution in 1961. It was elected in the 1981 South African general election and consisted of the unicameral House of Assembly. The House of Assembly contained 165 members.
Three parties were represented in this parliament: the National Party (NP), the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), and the New Republic Party (NRP). The National Party retained a diminished majority: it won 131 of the 165 seats, a decrease from the 134 seats it held in the 17th Parliament.
Summary by province
The table below gives the number of registered voters (all of whom were classified as white under the apartheid legislation) and parliamentary seats, on the day of the election, broken down by province. The provinces are those which existed prior to 1994.
| Province | Number of seats | Number of voters |
|---|---|---|
| Cape | 55 | 686,738 |
| Natal | 20 | 264,199 |
| Orange Free State | 14 | 178,099 |
| Transvaal | 76 | 1,161,590 |
| **Total** | **165** | **2,290,626** |
Parties represented
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| National Party (South Africa)}}" | National Party | |
| Progressive Federal Party}}" | Progressive Federal Party | |
| New Republic Party (South Africa)}}" | New Republic Party |
Members of Parliament
The following is a list of MPs elected in the 1981 general election to the 18th Parliament, which sat until the 1987 general election.
| Constituency | Province | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Cape | Moorcroft, Errol | PFP |
| Alberton | Transvaal | Ligthelm, C.J. | NP |
| Algoa | Cape | Kleynhans, J.W. | NP |
| Aliwal | Cape | Greeff, J.W. | NP |
| Amanzimtoti | Natal | Bartlett, G.S. | NRP |
| Barberton | Transvaal | Uys, C. | NP |
| Beaufort West | Cape | Poggenpoel, D.J. | NP |
| Bellville | Cape | Van der Walt, A.T. | NP |
| Benoni | Transvaal | Rencken, C.R.E. | NP |
| Berea | Natal | Swart, R.A.F. | PFP |
| Bethal | Transvaal | Wentzel, Greyling | NP |
| Bethlehem | Free State | Van der Merwe, C.V. | NP |
| Bezuidenhout | Transvaal | Sive, R. | PFP |
| Bloemfontein East | Free State | Van der Walt, Dr L. | NP |
| Bloemfontein North | Free State | Terblanche, G.P.D. | NP |
| Bloemfontein West | Free State | Coetsee, Kobie | NP |
| Boksburg | Transvaal | Blanché, Sakkie | NP |
| Brakpan | Transvaal | Le Roux, F.J. | NP |
| Brentwood | Transvaal | Van Zyl, J.G. | NP |
| Brits | Transvaal | Grobler, Dr J.P. | NP |
| Bryanston | Transvaal | Van Rensburg, H.E.J. | PFP |
| Caledon | Cape | Fick, L.H. | NP |
| Cape Town Gardens | Cape | Andrew, Ken | PFP |
| Carletonville | Transvaal | Landman, W.J. | NP |
| Ceres | Cape | Hugo, P.B.B. | NP |
| Claremont | Cape | Slabbert, Frederik van Zyl | PFP |
| Constantia | Cape | Hulley, P.R. | PFP |
| Cradock | Cape | Morrison, G.de V. | NP |
| De Aar | Cape | Van Heerden, R.F. | NP |
| De Kuilen | Cape | Streicher, Myburgh | NP |
| Delmas | Transvaal | Schoeman, H. | NP |
| Durban Central | Natal | Gastrow, P.H.P. | PFP |
| Durban North | Natal | Miller, R.B. | NRP |
| Durban Point | Natal | Raw, Vause | NRP |
| Durbanville | Cape | Munnik, L.A.P.A. | NP |
| East London City | Cape | De Pontes, P. | NP |
| East London North | Cape | Coetzer, H.S. | NP |
| Edenvale | Transvaal | Goodall, B.B. | PFP |
| Ermelo | Transvaal | Tempel, H.J. | NP |
| False Bay | Cape | Albertyn, Jacobus | NP |
| Fauresmith | Free State | Olivier, P.J.S. | NP |
| Florida | Transvaal | Du Plessis, Barend | NP |
| Geduld | Transvaal | De Beer, Sam | NP |
| George | Cape | Botha, P. W. | NP |
| Germiston | Transvaal | Van Eeden, D.S. | NP |
| Germiston District | Transvaal | Scholtz, E.M. | NP |
| Gezina | Transvaal | Swanepoel, K.D. | NP |
| Gordonia | Cape | Van Wyk, J.A. | NP |
| Graaff-Reinet | Cape | Hayward, S.A.S. | NP |
| Green Point | Cape | Van der Merwe, S.S. | PFP |
| Greytown | Natal | Cronjé, P.C. | PFP |
| Groote Schuur | Cape | Bamford, B.R. | PFP |
| Heilbron | Free State | Terblanche, A.J.W.P.S. | NP |
| Helderberg | Cape | Heunis, Chris | NP |
| Helderkruin | Transvaal | Van der Merwe, C.J. | NP |
| Hercules | Transvaal | Van Vuuren, L.M.J. | NP |
| Hillbrow | Transvaal | Widman, A.B. | PFP |
| Houghton | Transvaal | Suzman, Helen | PFP |
| Humansdorp | Cape | Meyer, W.D. | NP |
| Innesdal | Transvaal | Nothnagel, A.E. | NP |
| Jeppe | Transvaal | Van der Merwe, Koos | NP |
| Johannesburg North | Transvaal | Marais, J.F. | PFP |
| Johannesburg West | Transvaal | Meyer, Roelf | NP |
| Kempton Park | Transvaal | Du Plessis, G.C. | NP |
| Kimberley North | Cape | De Jager, A.M.van A. | NP |
| Kimberley South | Cape | Niemann, Keppies | NP |
| King William's Town | Cape | Rogers, P.R.C. | NRP |
| Klerksdorp | Transvaal | Venter, A.A. | NP |
| Klip River | Natal | Volker, V.A. | NP |
| Koedoespoort | Transvaal | Van Staden, F.A.H. | NP |
| Kroonstad | Free State | Breytenbach, Wynand | NP |
| Krugersdorp | Transvaal | Wessels, Leon | NP |
| Kuruman | Cape | Hoon, J.H. | NP |
| Ladybrand | Free State | Van den Berg, J.C. | NP |
| Langlaagte | Transvaal | Barnard, S.P. | NP |
| Lichtenburg | Transvaal | Hartzenberg, Ferdi | NP |
| Losberg | Transvaal | Wright, A.P. | NP |
| Lydenburg | Transvaal | Du Plessis, P.T.C. | NP |
| Maitland | Cape | Durr, Kent | NP |
| Malmesbury | Cape | Kotzé, G.J. | NP |
| Maraisburg | Transvaal | Pretorius, P.H. | NP |
| Meyerton | Transvaal | Van der Merwe, W.L. | NP |
| Middelburg | Transvaal | Ligthelm, N.W. | NP |
| Modderfontein | Transvaal | Malan, Magnus | NP |
| Mooi River | Natal | Hardingham, R.W. | NRP |
| Mossel Bay | Cape | Van Rensburg, H.M.J. | NP |
| Namaqualand | Cape | Louw, E.van der M. | NP |
| Nelspruit | Transvaal | Maré, P.L. | NP |
| Newcastle | Natal | Schoeman, W.J. | NP |
| Newton Park | Cape | Delport, W.H. | NP |
| Nigel | Transvaal | Visagie, J.H. | NP |
| North Rand | Transvaal | Schoeman, J.C.B. | NP |
| Oudtshoorn | Cape | Badenhorst, P.J. | NP |
| Overvaal | Transvaal | Ballot, G.C. | NP |
| Paarl | Cape | Meiring, J.W.H. | NP |
| Parktown | Transvaal | Barnard, M.S. | PFP |
| Parow | Cape | Kotzé, S.F. | NP |
| Parys | Free State | Kotzé, W.D. | NP |
| Pietermaritzburg North | Natal | McIntosch, G.B.D. | PFP |
| Pietermaritzburg South | Natal | Tarr, M.A. | PFP |
| Pietersburg | Transvaal | Snyman, W.J. | NP |
| Piketberg | Cape | Kotzé, D.A. | NP |
| Pinelands | Cape | Boraine, Alex | PFP |
| Pinetown | Natal | Pitman, S.A. | PFP |
| Port Elizabeth Central | Cape | Malcomess, D.J.N. | PFP |
| Port Elizabeth North | Cape | Van der Linde, G.J. | NP |
| Port Natal | Natal | Cronjé, P. | NP |
| Potchefstroom | Transvaal | Le Grange, Louis | NP |
| Potgietersrus | Transvaal | Golden, S.G.A. | NP |
| Pretoria Central | Transvaal | Nel, D.J.L. | NP |
| Pretoria East | Transvaal | Alant, Theo | NP |
| Pretoria West | Transvaal | Le Roux, Z.P. | NP |
| Prieska | Cape | Van Niekerk, A.I. | NP |
| Primrose | Transvaal | Koornhof, Piet | NP |
| Queenstown | Cape | Louw, M.H. | NP |
| Randburg | Transvaal | Malan, W.C. | NP |
| Randfontein | Transvaal | Geldenhuys, Boy | NP |
| Rissik | Transvaal | Van der Merwe, H.D.K. | NP |
| Roodeplaat | Transvaal | Lloyd, J.J. | NP |
| Roodepoort | Transvaal | Cuyler, W.J. | NP |
| Rosettenville | Transvaal | Van Rensburg, H.M.J. | NP |
| Rustenburg | Transvaal | Veldman, M.H. | NP |
| Sandton | Transvaal | Dalling, David | PFP |
| Sasolburg | Free State | Ungerer, J.H.B. | NP |
| Schweizer-Reneke | Transvaal | Lemmer, W.A. | NP |
| Sea Point | Cape | Eglin, Colin | PFP |
| Simonstown | Cape | Wiley, John | NP |
| Smithfield | Free State | Simkin, C.H.W. | NP |
| South Coast | Natal | Thompson, A.G. | NRP |
| Soutpansberg | Transvaal | Botha, S.P. | NP |
| Springs | Transvaal | Van der Merwe, G.J. | NP |
| Standerton | Transvaal | Hefer, W.J. | NP |
| Stellenbosch | Cape | Smit, Hon. H.H. | NP |
| Stilfontein | Transvaal | Cunningham, J.H. | NP |
| Sundays River | Cape | Conradie, F.D. | NP |
| Sunnyside | Transvaal | Van Zyl, J.J.B. | NP |
| Swellendam | Cape | Geldenhuys, A. | NP |
| Turffontein | Transvaal | Fourie, L.H. | NP |
| Tygervallei | Cape | Van Breda, A. | NP |
| Uitenhage | Cape | Le Roux, D.E.T. | NP |
| Umbilo | Natal | Watterson, D.W. | NRP |
| Umfolozi | Natal | Heine, W.J. | NP |
| Umhlanga | Natal | Page, B.W.B. | NRP |
| Umhlatuzana | Natal | Pretorius, N.J. | NP |
| Umlazi | Natal | Botha, Cornelius | NP |
| Vanderbijlpark | Transvaal | Viljoen, Gerrit | NP |
| Vasco | Cape | Heyns, J.H. | NP |
| Ventersdorp | Transvaal | Wilkens, B.H. | NP |
| Vereeniging | Transvaal | De Klerk, F. W. | NP |
| Verwoerdburg | Transvaal | Vlok, Adriaan | NP |
| Virginia | Free State | Clase, P.J. | NP |
| Vryburg | Cape | Du Toit, J.P. | NP |
| Vryheid | Natal | Mentz, Jurie | NP |
| Walmer | Cape | Savage, A. | PFP |
| Waterberg | Transvaal | Treurnicht, Andries | NP |
| Waterkloof | Transvaal | Langley, T. | NP |
| Welkom | Free State | Weeber, A. | NP |
| Wellington | Cape | Malherbe, G.J. | NP |
| Westdene | Transvaal | Botha, Pik | NP |
| Winburg | Free State | Scott, D.B. | NP |
| Witbank | Transvaal | Fouché, A.F. | NP |
| Wonderboom | Transvaal | Steyn, D. W. | NP |
| Worcester | Cape | Rabie, J. | NP |
| Wynberg | Cape | Myburgh, P.A. | PFP |
| Yeoville | Transvaal | Schwarz, Harry | PFP |
References
- South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, (Chris van Rensburg Publications 198w)
References
- ''South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa'', page 174
- ''South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa'', pp. 174-178
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