South Africa 1989 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	September 6, 1989
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	166 *
Length of Legistative Term	5 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes
National Party (NP)	93	-
Conservative Party of South Africa (CPSA)	39	-
Democratic Party (DP)	33	-
Vacant	1	-

* The White Chamber had 178 members, 166 of whom were directly elected (including a seat from Walvis Bay, which was added in 1981) with 8 indirectly elected by the directly elected members on the basis of proportional representation and 4 nominated by the president (one from each province).

Chamber	House of Representatives
Date of Election	September 6, 1989
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	80 **
Length of Legistative Term	5 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes
Labour Party of South Africa (LP)	69	-
Democratic Reform Party (DRP)	5	-
United Democratic Reform Party (UDRP)	3	-
Freedom Party (FP)	1	-
Independents	2	-

** The Coloured chamber had 85 members, 80 of whom were directly elected, with 3 chosen by the directly elected members and 2 appointed by the president.

Chamber	House of Delegates
Date of Election	September 6, 1989
Type of Electoral System	Proportional
Number of Seats Available	40 ***
Length of Legistative Term	5 years
	Number of Seats	Percentage of Votes
New Solidarity	20	-
National People's Party (NPP)	13	-
Democratic Party (DP)	3	-
National Federal Party	1	-
People's Party of South Africa	1	-
Independents	2	-

*** The Indian Chamber had 45 members, 40 of whom were directly elected, with 3 chosen by the directly elected members and 2 appointed by the president.

Source: Political Handbook of the World 1992, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1992.