South African general election, 1953

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

South Africa

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
South Africa









Other countries · Politics Portal
view  talk  edit

The 1953 South African general election consolidated the position of the National Party under DF Malan, who won an absolute majority of the 156 seats.

Party Seats
National Party 94
United Party 57
Labour Party 5
TOTAL 156


South African parliamentary elections Flag of South Africa
v  d  e
1910 | 1915 | 1920 | 1921 | 1924 | 1929 | 1933 | 1938 | 1943 | 1948 | 1953 | 1958 | 1961 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1977 | 1981 | 1984 | 1987 | 1989 | 1994 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009
South African referenda Flag of South Africa
1960 | 1983 | 1992