18th South African Parliament
17th 19th
Overview
JurisdictionSouth Africa
Meeting placeCape Town
House of Assembly of South Africa
Members165
Speaker of the House of Assembly of South AfricaJannie Loots
(until 30 July 1981)

J.P. du Toit
(31 July 1981 – 13 February 1983)

Johan Greeff (final)
Leader of the OppositionFrederik van Zyl Slabbert

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.[1] The provinces are those which existed prior to 1994.

ProvinceNumber of seatsNumber 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 131
Progressive Federal Party 26
New Republic Party 8

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.[2]

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, Hon. J.J.G. NP
Bethlehem Free State Van der Merwe, C.W. 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, D.M. 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, L. 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)
  1. South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, page 174
  2. South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, pp. 174-178
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