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| 1859 | Pretorius, Marthinus |  |
| Orange Free Africa Elected President of the Orange Free State |
| 1864 | Pretorius, Marthinus | |
| Pretoria Africa Elected President of the SouthAfrican Republic, 2nd term |
| 1879 | Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik | |
| Elected Member of the Cape Parliament |
| 1906 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Transvaal Africa Smuts wins a comfortable victory in the Wonderboom constituency, near Pretoria |
| Transvaal Africa The People's Party win a landslide & Botha forms the government |
| 1907 | Botha, Louis | |
| 4th Mar Transvaal Africa The Het Volk, including many English-speaking allies, win the election |
| 1910 | Botha, Louis | |
| Botha's party wins 66 seats, mostly Afrikaners, in a house of 121 |
| Sth Africa's 1st general election |
| 1915 | Botha, Louis | |
| Almost defeated by the Nationalist Party but allies with the Anglophile Unionist Party |
| Appointed Party Leader of the National Party |
| Campaigns on a platform of neutrality & gradual progress towards full independence |
| 1915 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Cradock Africa Stands as prospective MP but is defeated |
| 1919 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Calvinia Africa Elected MP for Calvinia |
| 1924 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Smuts is defeated by the National Party |
| 1929 | Hertzog, James | |
| The National Party is returned with a majority of 7 |
| 1929 | Strauss, Jacob Gideon Nel | |
| Langlaagte Africa Elected MPC for Langlaagte |
| 1929 | Strijdom, Johennes Gerhardus | |
| Waterberg Africa Elected MP for Waterberg |
| 1932 | Strauss, Jacob Gideon Nel | |
| Germiston Africa Elected MP for Germiston |
| 1934 | Strijdom, Johennes Gerhardus | |
| Elected MP |
| 1943 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Wins the election with 110 seats, a triumph for the United Party & pro-war coalition |
| 1947 | Villiers Graaff, David Pieter de | |
| Unsuccesfully stands for election |
| 1948 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| Establishes an epoch of unbroken Nationalist rule |
| 1948 | Smuts, Jan Christian | |
| Daniel Fran‡ois Malan's pro-Apartheid policies win the National Party the 1948 election |
| National Party 70 seats, Afrikaner Party 9, United Party 65 & Labour 6 |
| 1948 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| Elected Senator |
| 1948 | Villiers Graaff, David Pieter de | |
| Succesfully stands for election |
| 1953 | Malan, Daniel Francois | |
| 15th April The election is dominated by the political rights of Coloureds |
| 15th April The National Party increases its seats in the House of Assembly from 86 to 94 |
| 15th April The National Party majority in the House of Assembly increases from 13 to 29 |
| 1961 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| Aug Brings the election forward to October 1961 |
| Oct The National Party wins 105 seats & the United Party wins 53 seats |
| 1961 | Villiers Graaff, David Pieter de | |
| Only 1 of the 12 party members of the House of Assembly retain their seat |
| 1963 | Verwoerd, Hendrik Frensch | |
| Transkei Africa The Trans kei voters reject the homeland policy by 3 to 1 |
| 1970 | Vorster, Balthazar Johannes | |
| May Loses 8 seats to rival parties |
| 1972 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| Pretoria Africa First elected to the SouthAfrican Parliament |
| 1986 | Botha, Pieter | |
| 6th May Wins an overwhelming majority in the white-only election |
| 1989 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| 6th Sep Wins an election to offer representation for all elements of the population |
| 1993 | Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| 26th April Sth Africa's 1st ever multi-racial election |
| 2nd July Jointly announces the 1st multi racial elections in history for 27 April '94 |
| 1993 | Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| 2nd July Jointly announces the 1st multi racial elections in history for 27 April '94 |
| 1994 | Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| April Mandela contests the election as the head of the ANC for the National Assembly |
| 27th April Durban Africa Mandela votes for the 1st time in his life |
| May The ANC win the 1st non-racial elections, 62% of the vote |
| 1999 | Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa | |
| The ANC win a majority in the Assembly |
| 2004 | Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa | |
| April The ANC win a landslide victory |