South Africa 1981 Legislative Election

The Parliament is a tricameral body consisting of a House of Assembly, a House of Representatives, and a House of Delegates.

Chamber	House of Assembly
Date of Election	April 29, 1981
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	165 *
Length of Legislative Term	5 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes
National Party (NP)	131	-
Progressive Federal Party (PFP)	26	-
New Republic Party (NRP)	8	-

* The White Chamber had 178 members, 166 of whom were directly elected, with 8 indirectly elected by the directly elected members on the basis of proportional representation and 4 nominated by the president ( 1 from each province). The 1981 election was for 165 members. A seat for Walvis Bay was subsequently being added.

Source: Political Handbook of the World 1984-85, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1985.