Results of the 1910 South African general election

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Results of the 1910 South African general election
15 September 1910
1915 →
All 121 seats in the House of Assembly
61 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Louis Botha Leander Starr Jameson Frederic Creswell
Party South African, Orangia Unie, and Het Volk Unionist Labour
Leader's seat stood in Pretoria East Albany Jeppes
Seats won 66 36 3
Popular vote 30,052 39,766 11,549
Percentage 28.45% 37.65% 10.93%
Elected Prime Minister

Louis Botha
South African

This is a list of constituency results for the 1910 South African general election.

Albany

PartyVotes%Seats
Unionist Party15,26940.9918
South African Party9,78026.2629
Labour Party1,5104.050
Socialist Party2960.790
Independent South African Party3,0538.200
Independent Unionist Party2
Independents7,34019.712
Total37,248100.0051
Source: Schoeman[1]

Unopposed candidates: South African Party 20, Unionists 6, Independent Unionists 2, Independent 1.

General election 1910: Albany
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Leander Starr Jameson Unopposed
Unionist win (new seat)

Albert

General election 1910: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African Henry Burton Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Aliwal

General election 1910: Aliwal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Barkly

General election 1910: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist A. H. Watkins Unopposed
Unionist win (new seat)

Beaconsfield

General election 1910: Beaconsfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sir David Harris Unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Beaufort West

General election 1910: Beaufort West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African A. M. Neethling Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Bechuanaland

General election 1910: Bechuanaland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African D. H. W. Wessels Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Border

General election 1910: Border
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist George Blaine Unopposed
Unionist win (new seat)

Caledon

General election 1910: Caledon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African Joel Krige Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Cape Town Castle

General election 1910: Cape Town Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Morris Alexander 1,273 61.6 New
Independent B. Upington 571 27.6 New
South African R. Forsyth 224 10.8 New
Majority 702 34.0 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Cape Town Central

General election 1910: Cape Town Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John William Jagger 1,695 85.1 New
Socialist A. W. Noon 296 14.9 New
Majority 1,399 70.2 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Cape Town Gardens

General election 1910: Cape Town Gardens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Duncan Baxter 1,269 60.4 New
Independent H. Liberman 831 39.6 New
Majority 438 20.8 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Cape Town Harbour

General election 1910: Cape Town Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Leander Starr Jameson 1,414 70.1 New
South African J. W. Herbert 602 29.9 New
Majority 812 40.2 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Ceres

General election 1910: Ceres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African James Tennant Molteno Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Clanwilliam

General election 1910: Clanwilliam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African E. B. Watermeyer 1,055 57.1 New
Ind. South African D. van Zyl 792 42.9 New
Majority 263 14.2 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Colesberg

General election 1910: Colesberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African G. A. Louw Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Cradock

General election 1910: Cradock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African Harry van Heerden Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

East London

General election 1910: East London
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist C. P. Crewe 1,331 67.1 New
Independent J. A. Goldsmith 651 32.9 New
Majority 680 34.2 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Fort Beaufort

General election 1910: Fort Beaufort
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Thomas Smartt Unopposed
Unionist win (new seat)

George

General election 1910: George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African H. L. Currey Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Graaff-Reinet

General election 1910: Graaff-Reinet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African G. H. Maasdorp 1,423 82.5 New
Ind. South African P. B. de Ville 302 17.5 New
Majority 1,121 65.0 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Griqualand

General election 1910: Griqualand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist J. G. King 877 56.5 New
Independent C. E. Todd 675 43.5 New
Majority 202 13.0 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Hopetown

General election 1910: Hopetown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African H. L. Aucamp Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Humansdorp

General election 1910: Humansdorp
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African J. M. Rademeyer 1,168 54.3 New
Ind. South African J. A. L. de Waal 983 45.7 New
Majority 185 8.6 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Jansenville

General election 1910: Jansenville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African O. A. Oosthuizen Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Kimberley

General election 1910: Kimberley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist H. A. Oliver 1,121 65.7 New
Labour J. F. Trembath 584 34.3 New
Majority 537 31.4 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

King William's Town

General election 1910: King William's Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist George Whitaker Unopposed
Ind. Unionist win (new seat)

Ladismith

General election 1910: Ladismith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African H. C. Becker Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Liesbeek

General election 1910: Liesbeek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist B. K. Long 1,029 51.7 New
South African C. A. Lageson 540 27.1 New
Independent E. P. Reilly 420 21.1 New
Majority 489 24.6 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Malmesbury

General election 1910: Malmesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African F. S. Malan Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Namaqualand

General election 1910: Namaqualand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African Sir David Graaff, Bt. Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Newlands

General election 1910: Newlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Charles Struben 1,083 62.7 New
Independent L. A. W. Beck 643 37.3 New
Majority 440 25.4 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Oudtshoorn

General election 1910: Oudtshoorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African J. H. Schoeman 1,209 64.4 New
Independent E. Edmeades 668 35.6 New
Majority 541 28.8 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Paarl

General election 1910: Paarl
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African A. L. de Jager 1,218 50.7 New
Independent S. P. H. de Villiers 1,185 49.3 New
Majority 33 1.4 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Piketberg

General election 1910: Piketberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African M. J. de Beer Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Port Elizabeth Central

General election 1910: Port Elizabeth Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist E. H. Walton Unopposed
Unionist win (new seat)

Port Elizabeth Southwest

General election 1910: Port Elizabeth Southwest
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Searle Unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Prieska

General election 1910: Prieska
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African P. G. Kuhn Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Queenstown

General election 1910: Queenstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist W. B. Berry 1,156 55.1 New
Independent J. Searle 942 44.9 New
Majority 214 10.2 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Riversdale

General election 1910: Riversdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African A. I. Vintcent Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Somerset

General election 1910: Somerset
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African A. J. Vosloo Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

South Peninsula

General election 1910: South Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Runciman 1,153 58.4 New
Independent H. Cloete 754 38.2 New
South African C. W. B. Molteno 68 3.4 New
Majority 399 20.2 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Stellenbosch

General election 1910: Stellenbosch
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African J. H. Marais 1,134 53.7 New
Ind. South African W. A. Krige 976 46.3 New
Majority 158 7.4 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Swellendam

General election 1910: Swellendam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African J. W. van Eeden Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Tembuland

General election 1910: Tembuland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Unionist T. L. Schreiner Unopposed
Ind. Unionist win (new seat)

Three Rivers

General election 1910: Three Rivers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist D. M. Brown Unopposed
Unionist win (new seat)

Uitenhage

General election 1910: Uitenhage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African H. E. S. Fremantle 1,139 55.4 New
Unionist C. W. Mackay 917 44.6 New
Majority 222 10.8 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Victoria West

General election 1910: Victoria West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African John X. Merriman Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Wodehouse

General election 1910: Wodehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African J. A. Venter Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Woodstock

General election 1910: Woodstock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist John Hewat 951 50.6 New
Labour Thomas Maginess 926 49.4 New
Majority 25 1.2 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Worcester

General election 1910: Worcester
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African C. B. Heatlie Unopposed
South African win (new seat)

Natal

PartyVotes%Seats
Unionist Party2,81115.995
South African Party2,74315.601
Labour Party2,49214.180
Socialist Party1190.680
Independent South African Party3772.141
Independents9,03651.4110
Total17,578100.0017
Source: Schoeman[2]

Unopposed candidates: Independent 1.

Dundee

General election 1910: Dundee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Watt 749 61.9 New
South African W. Springorum 291 24.1 New
South African P. R. N. Vermaak 170 14.1 New
Majority 458 37.8 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Durban Berea

General election 1910: Durban Berea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Henderson Unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

Durban Central

General election 1910: Durban Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist David Hunter 660 50.8 New
Independent H. Whiteman 285 22.0 New
Labour H. Ancketill 227 17.5 New
South African W. D. Cunningham 126 9.7 New
Majority 385 28.8 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Durban Greyville

General election 1910: Durban Greyville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent J. G. Maydon 910 64.0 New
Labour Tommy Boydell 511 36.0 New
Majority 399 28.0 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Durban Point

General election 1910: Durban Point
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist P. A. Silburn 788 58.7 New
Labour C. H. Knowler 554 41.3 New
Majority 234 17.4 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Durban Umbilo

General election 1910: Durban Umbilo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist C. P. Robinson 788 58.7 New
Labour F. T. Powrie 554 41.3 New
Majority 234 17.4 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Durban Umlazi

General election 1910: Durban Umlazi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alfred Fawcus 327 34.8 New
Labour H. Humphrey 296 31.5 New
Unionist J. Morley 158 16.8 New
Independent C. Saunders 132 14.1 New
Independent J. W. McKenzie 23 2.4 New
Unionist T. Fletcher 3 0.3 New
Majority 31 3.3 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Klip River

General election 1910: Klip River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Wiltshire 493 50.2 New
Independent T. Hyslop 489 49.8 New
Majority 4 0.4 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Newcastle

General election 1910: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
South African H. J. Bosman 533 53.0 New
Independent E. W. Noyce 473 47.0 New
Majority 60 6.0 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Pietermaritzburg North

General election 1910: Pietermaritzburg North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Orr 871 60.2 New
Labour N. Palmer 576 39.8 New
Majority 295 20.4 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Pietermaritzburg South

General election 1910: Pietermaritzburg South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. H. Griffin 519 38.2 New
Independent C. Yonge 357 26.3 New
Independent M. O'Meara 290 21.4 New
Socialist R. Shaw 119 8.8 New
Unionist L. H. Green 72 5.3 New
Majority 162 8.9 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Umvoti

General election 1910: Umvoti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent George Leuchars 766 63.1 New
South African W. A. Deane 447 36.9 New
Majority 319 26.2 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Umzimkulu

General election 1910: Umzimkulu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Reynolds 534 58.6 New
South African J. Kirkaman 377 41.4 New
Majority 157 17.2 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Victoria County

General election 1910: Victoria County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist Charlie Henwood 635 64.8 New
Independent G. Armstrong 345 35.2 New
Majority 234 29.6 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Vryheid

General election 1910: Vryheid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. South African M. W. Myburgh 377 50.0 New
South African B. E. A. Rabe 377 50.0 New
Majority 0 0.0 N/A
South African win (new seat)

Election decided by lot.

Weenen

General election 1910: Weenen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist H. H. Meyler 495 52.4 New
South African Frederick Moor 450 47.6 New
Majority 45 4.8 N/A
Unionist win (new seat)

Zululand

General election 1910: Zululand
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent W. F. Clayton 543 56.3 New
South African A. E. Brunner 422 43.7 New
Majority 121 12.6 N/A
Independent win (new seat)

Orange Free State

Transvaal

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