Orange Free State presidential election, 1896

Presidential elections were held in the Orange Free State in February 1896.^[1] They were held after the former President Francis William Reitz resigned due to bad health in 1895.^[2] The two candidates were High Court judge Martinus Theunis Steyn and John G. Fraser.^[2] Whilst Steyn supported the proposed merger of the Orange Free State and Transvaal, Fraser was in favour of closer links with the neighbouring Cape Colony and the United Kingdom.^[2]

The election resulted in a convincing win for Steyn,^[1] who received 83% of the vote. He was inaugurated as President on 4 March 1896 at the Dutch Reformed Church in Bloemfontein.^[2]

Results

References

Elections and referendums in the Boer republics and South African colonial territories Cape Colony Parliamentary elections 1854 1870 1883 1898 1903 1904 1908 Griqualand West Parliamentary elections 1873 Natalia Republic and Natal Parliamentary elections 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1857 1880 1883 1892 1893 1897 1901 1902 1906 Referendums 1909 Orange Free State Presidential elections 1854 1855 1860 1863 1868 1873 1878 1883 1888 1893 1896 Parliamentary elections 1854 1907 Transvaal Presidential elections 1872 1883 1888 1893 1898 Parliamentary elections 1855 1856 1893 1907 See also: Elections in South Africa