Results of the 1920 South African general election

Results of the 1920 South African general election
← 1915 10 March 1920 1921 →
All 134 seats in the House of Assembly; 68 seats needed for a majority
Registered	421,790
Turnout	66.94% ( 4.63pp)
	Results by province
Prime Minister before election; Jan Smuts; South African	Elected Prime Minister ; Jan Smuts; South African

This is a list of constituency results for the 1920 South African general election.

Boundary changes

The Third Delimitation Commission (1919) expanded the House of Assembly from 130 to 134 seats, with all four new seats going to the Transvaal, but the Commission also made changes to the constituencies in the three other provinces.^[1]

Province	Seats 1915	Created	Abolished	Seats 1920
Cape of Good Hope	51	Albert-Aliwal Salt River	Albert Aliwal	51
Natal	17	Durban Stamford Hill Illovo Natal Coast	Durban Umlazi Umzimkulu Victoria County	17
Orange Free State	17	Bloemfontein North Bloemfontein South	Bloemfontein Bloemfontein District	17
Transvaal	45	Brakpan Christiana Jeppes Johannesburg North Pietersburg Roodepoort Ventersdorp Witbank Wonderboom	Georgetown Maraisburg Ophirton Randfontein Siemert	49

Cape Province


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	42,002	32.75	12
	National Party	39,837	31.06	16
	Unionist Party	24,644	19.22	17
	Labour Party	14,908	11.63	4
	Independents	6,847	5.34	2
Total		128,238	100.00	51

Source: Schoeman^[2]

Unopposed candidates: Unionists 2.

Albany

General election 1920: Albany
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Frederick van der Riet	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Albert-Aliwal

General election 1920: Albert-Aliwal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. P. Vorster	1,461	50.3	−4.4
	South African	C. A. Schweizer	1,444	49.7	+4.4
Majority			17	0.6	−8.8
Turnout			2,905	75.8	−14.2
	National hold		Swing	-4.4

Barkly

General election 1920: Barkly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. B. de Villiers	1,238	48.9	+19.9
	Unionist	A. H. Watkins	842	33.3	−36.3
	South African	J. S. Kruger	452	17.9	New
Majority			396	15.6	N/A
Turnout			2,532	70.8	−5.0
	National gain from Unionist		Swing	+28.1

Beaconsfield

General election 1920: Beaconsfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir David Harris	2,032	73.6	−7.6
	Labour	A. O. Adendorff	729	26.4	+7.6
Majority			1,303	47.2	−15.2
Turnout			2,761	70.5	+19.6
	Independent hold		Swing	-7.6

Beaufort West

General election 1920: Beaufort West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. W. le Roux	1,648	61.5	+12.4
	South African	P. B. van der Westhuizen	1,032	38.5	−12.4
Majority			612	23.0	N/A
Turnout			2,680	76.1	−5.6
	National gain from South African		Swing	+12.4

Bechuanaland

General election 1920: Bechuanaland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Max Sonnenberg	1,324	51.6	−4.5
	National	I. van Wijk Raubenheimer	1,242	48.4	+4.5
Majority			82	3.2	−9.0
Turnout			2,566	73.9	+0.6
	South African hold		Swing	-4.5

Border

General election 1920: Border
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	George Blaine	1,239	58.0	−3.1
	Labour	W. Plyman	492	23.0	New
	National	W. A. Fourie	407	19.0	New
Majority			747	35.0	N/A
Turnout			2,138	59.7	−1.0
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Caledon

General election 1920: Caledon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Joel Krige	1,696	59.8	−4.2
	National	M. G. Viljoen	1,141	40.2	+4.2
Majority			555	19.6	−8.4
Turnout			2,837	80.2	−4.9
	South African hold		Swing	-4.2

Calvinia

General election 1920: Calvinia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	D. F. Malan	1,601	60.0	+3.6
	South African	H. J. Nel	1,069	40.0	−3.6
Majority			301	20.0	+7.2
Turnout			2,670	76.2	−6.6
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

Cape Town Castle

General election 1920: Cape Town Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Morris Alexander	1,395	61.0	*New*
	Independent	R. E. Farr	892	39.0	New
Majority			503	22.0	N/A
Turnout			2,287	54.1	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Central

General election 1920: Cape Town Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John William Jagger	1,651	64.1	−1.9
	Labour	A. Palmer	924	35.9	+1.9
Majority			727	28.2	−3.8
Turnout			2,575	60.2	−10.0
	Unionist hold		Swing	-1.9

Cape Town Gardens

General election 1920: Cape Town Gardens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Forsyth	1,365	55.7	+18.3
	Unionist	William Duncan Baxter	1,087	44.3	−18.3
Majority			278	11.4	N/A
Turnout			2,452	58.3	−2.2
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+18.3

Cape Town Harbour

General election 1920: Cape Town Harbour
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Gideon Brand van Zyl	1,234	53.3	−20.9
	Labour	A. F. Betty	1,080	46.7	+20.9
Majority			154	7.6	−41.8
Turnout			2,314	53.7	−6.6
	Unionist hold		Swing	-20.9

Ceres

General election 1920: Ceres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. W. J. W. Roux	1,681	55.8	+11.6
	South African	E. W. Krige	1,329	44.2	−11.6
Majority			352	11.6	N/A
Turnout			3,010	84.9	+2.9
	National gain from South African		Swing	+11.6

Colesberg

General election 1920: Colesberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. A. Louw	1,350	46.0	−9.3
	National	D. J. Jooste	1,344	45.8	+1.1
	Labour	M. M. Sutherland	241	8.2	New
Majority			6	0.2	−10.4
Turnout			2,935	76.7	−5.5
	South African hold		Swing	-5.2

Cradock

General election 1920: Cradock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	I. P. van Heerden	1,525	51.7	+7.2
	South African	Harry van Heerden	1,427	48.3	−7.2
Majority			98	3.4	N/A
Turnout			2,952	79.8	−8.4
	National gain from South African		Swing	+7.2

East London

General election 1920: East London
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Stewart	1,368	50.6	+11.8
	Unionist	C. J. Lownds	1,338	49.4	+2.1
Majority			30	1.2	N/A
Turnout			2,706	68.3	+3.5
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+7.0

Fort Beaufort

General election 1920: Fort Beaufort
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Thomas Smartt	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

George

General election 1920: George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. F. Brink	1,414	50.3	−2.3
	South African	T. Searle	1,396	49.7	+2.3
Majority			18	0.6	−4.6
Turnout			2,810	79.4	−1.5
	National hold		Swing	-2.3

Graaff-Reinet

General election 1920: Graaff-Reinet
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. M. Enslin	1,480	58.9	+5.3
	South African	G. F. Smith	1,033	41.1	−5.3
Majority			447	17.8	+10.6
Turnout			2,513	72.2	−0.8
	National hold		Swing	+5.3

Griqualand

General election 1920: Griqualand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. G. King	941	50.8	−33.4
	South African	C. E. Todd	912	49.2	New
Majority			29	1.6	N/A
Turnout			1,853	54.6	−10.2
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Hopetown

General election 1920: Hopetown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. S. Cilliers	1,359	52.7	−11.0
	National	H. J. Wessels	1,222	47.3	+11.0
Majority			137	5.4	−22.0
Turnout			2,581	74.8	−1.2
	South African hold		Swing	-11.0

Humansdorp

General election 1920: Humansdorp
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charl W. Malan	1,687	58.9	+5.5
	South African	J. M. Rademeyer	1,175	41.1	−5.5
Majority			512	17.8	+11.0
Turnout			2,862	84.3	−7.9
	National hold		Swing	+5.5

Kimberley

General election 1920: Kimberley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	H. A. Oliver	1,574	61.2	−12.3
	Labour	J. Wills	821	31.9	+5.4
	Independent	F. Hicks	179	7.0	New
Majority			753	29.3	−17.7
Turnout			2,574	66.3	+2.9
	Unionist hold		Swing	-8.9

King William's Town

General election 1920: King William's Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Whitaker	1,461	60.6	+1.4
	Labour	J. Carver	949	39.4	New
Majority			512	21.2	N/A
Turnout			2,410	65.8	−14.1
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Ladismith

General election 1920: Ladismith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. J. Jordaan	1,648	53.1	+1.0
	National	J. J. M. van Zyl	1,454	46.9	−0.1
Majority			140	6.2	+1.1
Turnout			3,102	88.3	−2.1
	South African hold		Swing	+0.6

Liesbeek

General election 1920: Liesbeek
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. W. Mushet	832	38.6	*New*
	Labour	Charles Pearce	780	36.1	−7.2
	South African	C. A. Lagesen	546	25.3	New
Majority			52	2.5	N/A
Turnout			2,158	52.1	−12.7
	Unionist gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Malmesbury

General election 1920: Malmesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. S. Malan	1,700	56.8	−0.7
	Independent	J. G. van der Horst	1,292	43.2	New
Majority			408	13.6	N/A
Turnout			2,992	81.2	−7.2
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Namaqualand

General election 1920: Namaqualand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. P. Mostert	1,459	66.3	+32.2
	South African	A. M. J. Roux	741	33.7	−21.3
Majority			718	32.6	N/A
Turnout			2,200	65.7	−11.9
	National gain from South African		Swing	+26.8

Newlands

General election 1920: Newlands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	W. P. Buchanan	1,514	64.8	−14.9
	Labour	J. Lomax	823	35.2	+14.9
Majority			691	29.6	−29.8
Turnout			2,337	55.5	+0.1
	Unionist hold		Swing	-14.9

Oudtshoorn

General election 1920: Oudtshoorn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. J. Langenhoven	1,545	53.9	+10.4
	South African	A. H. Mulder	1,320	46.1	−8.9
Majority			225	5.8	N/A
Turnout			2,865	78.0	+2.1
	National gain from South African		Swing	+9.7

Paarl

General election 1920: Paarl
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. L. de Jager	1,819	58.0	−6.5
	National	P. P. du Toit	1,200	38.3	+2.8
	Labour	C. H. Haggar	115	3.7	New
Majority			619	19.7	−9.3
Turnout			3,134	81.4	−5.6
	South African hold		Swing	-4.7

Piketberg

General election 1920: Piketberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. H. de Waal [af]	1,742	60.8	+4.6
	South African	J. H. Hofmeyr	1,124	39.2	−4.6
Majority			618	21.6	+9.2
Turnout			2,866	79.4	−5.1
	National hold		Swing	+4.6

Port Elizabeth Central

General election 1920: Port Elizabeth Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	E. H. Walton	1,414	69.6	*N/A*
	Labour	R. M. Brown	619	30.4	New
Majority			795	39.2	N/A
Turnout			2,033	49.8	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Port Elizabeth Southwest

General election 1920: Port Elizabeth Southwest
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	William Macintosh	1,750	70.1	−5.6
	Labour	A. J. C. Webb	748	29.9	+5.6
Majority			1,002	40.2	−11.2
Turnout			2,498	61.5	−12.5
	Unionist hold		Swing	-5.6

Prieska

General election 1920: Prieska
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. Conradie	1,249	50.8	+6.7
	South African	J. P. Coetzee	1,209	49.2	−6.5
Majority			40	1.6	N/A
Turnout			2,458	73.7	+2.4
	National gain from South African		Swing	+6.6

Queenstown

General election 1920: Queenstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	A. H. Frost	1,585	55.4	−12.0
	National	A. J. Oelofse	905	31.6	New
	Independent	A. Sim	372	13.0	New
Majority			680	23.8	N/A
Turnout			2,862	75.2	+4.7
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Riversdale

General election 1920: Riversdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. F. van Wyk	1,734	50.6	−6.4
	National	J. F. Badenhorst	1,690	49.4	+6.4
Majority			44	1.2	−12.8
Turnout			3,424	90.3	+1.0
	South African hold		Swing	-6.4

Rondebosch

General election 1920: Rondebosch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	R. W. Close	1,241	65.0	−18.3
	Labour	J. Seddon	668	35.0	+18.3
Majority			573	30.0	N/A
Turnout			1,909	46.6	−14.6
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Salt River

General election 1920: Salt River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. Snow	1,488	66.2	*New*
	Unionist	F. B. Barling	648	28.8	New
	Independent	W. Moore	112	5.0	New
Majority			840	37.4	N/A
Turnout			2,248	54.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Somerset

General election 1920: Somerset
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. P. J. Fourie	1,630	56.6	+8.8
	South African	Andries Stockenström	1,250	43.4	−8.8
Majority			380	13.2	N/A
Turnout			2,880	79.6	−7.1
	National gain from South African		Swing	+8.8

South Peninsula

General election 1920: South Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Murray Bisset	1,203	65.2	+9.8
	Labour	C. H. Haggar	385	20.9	+15.4
	Independent	W. H. Lategan	257	13.9	New
Majority			818	44.3	N/A
Turnout			1,845	45.9	−24.5
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Stellenbosch

General election 1920: Stellenbosch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	John X. Merriman	1,810	62.5	−3.7
	National	P. de Waal	996	34.4	+0.6
	Independent	P. B. Smith	92	3.2	New
Majority			814	28.1	−4.3
Turnout			2,898	76.3	−11.1
	South African hold		Swing	-2.2

Swellendam

General election 1920: Swellendam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. van Eeden	1,563	60.2	−8.5
	National	J. H. Coetzee	1,011	38.9	+7.6
	Independent	W. C. Hugo	22	0.8	New
Majority			552	21.3	−16.1
Turnout			2,596	74.9	−10.4
	South African hold		Swing	-8.1

Tembuland

General election 1920: Tembuland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	W. H. Stuart	1,225	54.3	+7.0
	South African	C. P. Bligh-Wall	1,030	45.7	+14.0
Majority			195	8.6	−7.0
Turnout			2,255	65.1	−9.4
	Unionist hold		Swing	-3.5

Three Rivers

General election 1920: Three Rivers
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	D. M. Brown	1,305	60.6	+19.6
	South African	W. T. Fowler	734	34.1	+3.7
	Independent	J. H. van der Wyver	114	5.3	New
Majority			571	26.5	+15.9
Turnout			2,153	55.6	−24.4
	Unionist hold		Swing	+7.9

Uitenhage

General election 1920: Uitenhage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. R. Burch	1,679	53.2	−7.6
	National	H. E. S. Fremantle	1,478	46.8	+7.6
Majority			201	6.4	−15.2
Turnout			3,157	81.6	−4.5
	South African hold		Swing	-7.6

Victoria West

General election 1920: Victoria West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	F. J. du Toit	1,521	52.8	+5.7
	South African	A. M. Conroy	1,362	47.2	−5.7
Majority			159	5.6	N/A
Turnout			2,883	85.5	+10.1
	National gain from South African		Swing	+5.7

Wodehouse

General election 1920: Wodehouse
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	O. S. Vermooten	1,551	50.6	−0.3
	South African	J. A. Venter	1,513	49.4	+0.3
Majority			38	1.2	−0.6
Turnout			3,064	82.2	−5.1
	National hold		Swing	-0.3

Woodstock

General election 1920: Woodstock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isaac Purcell	1,313	53.9	+35.4
	Unionist	John Hewat	626	25.7	−9.6
	South African	A. J. McCallum	475	19.5	−9.0
	Independent	J. S. Hutchinson	22	0.9	New
Majority			687	28.2	N/A
Turnout			2,436	57.6	−2.8
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+22.5

Worcester

General election 1920: Worcester
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. B. Heatlie	1,747	57.1	−9.6
	National	A. J. Stals	1,315	42.9	+9.6
Majority			432	14.2	−19.2
Turnout			3,062	83.6	−2.8
	South African hold		Swing	-9.6

Natal


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	8,236	37.00	9
	Labour Party	6,946	31.21	5
	Unionist Party	4,166	18.72	3
	National Party	2,618	11.76	0
	Independents	292	1.31	0
Total		22,258	100.00	17

Source: Schoeman^[3]

Dundee

General election 1920: Dundee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Thomas Watt	377	30.9	−33.7
	Unionist	E. M. Greene	360	29.5	New
	National	J. H. Kemp	297	24.3	New
	Labour	N. R. Baytopp	187	15.3	−7.1
Majority			17	1.4	N/A
Turnout			1,221	67.1	+2.1
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Durban Berea

General election 1920: Durban Berea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	James Henderson	779	65.0	*N/A*
	Labour	G. Jones	419	35.0	New
Majority			360	30.0	N/A
Turnout			1,198	50.9	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Durban Central

General election 1920: Durban Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. Coleman	827	63.2	+24.1
	Unionist	Charlie Henwood	482	36.8	−24.1
Majority			345	26.4	N/A
Turnout			1,309	55.1	−14.3
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+24.1

Durban Greyville

General election 1920: Durban Greyville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tommy Boydell	1,067	78.9	+25.8
	Unionist	W. G. Halford	286	21.1	−25.8
Majority			781	57.8	+51.6
Turnout			1,353	59.0	−15.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+25.8

Durban Point

General election 1920: Durban Point
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Archibald Jamieson	941	49.2	+17.3
	South African	H. G. MacKeurtan	846	44.3	New
	Independent	H. B. Bradford	124	6.5	New
Majority			95	4.9	−31.0
Turnout			1,562	65.6	−5.5
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Durban Stamford Hill

General election 1920: Durban Stamford Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. G. Hunter	689	50.7	*New*
	Labour	H. H. Kemp	670	49.3	New
Majority			19	1.4	N/A
Turnout			1,359	55.5	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Durban Umbilo

General election 1920: Durban Umbilo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Nettleton	901	62.7	+24.8
	Unionist	C. P. Robinson	535	37.3	−24.8
Majority			366	25.2	N/A
Turnout			1,436	65.2	−3.1
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+24.8

Illovo

General election 1920: Illovo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. S. Marwick	647	59.4	*New*
	South African	Alfred Fawcus	442	40.6	+26.6
Majority			205	18.8	N/A
Turnout			1,089	61.6	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Klip River

General election 1920: Klip River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Henry Burton	809	59.5	−17.3
	National	A. T. Spies	382	28.1	+4.9
	Labour	M. Mulder	168	12.4	New
Majority			427	31.4	−22.2
Turnout			1,359	71.1	+7.0
	South African hold		Swing	-11.1

Natal Coast

General election 1920: Natal Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	E. G. A. Saunders	654	58.3	*New*
	Labour	J. R. Royston	300	26.7	New
	Independent	N. P. Palmer	168	15.0	New
Majority			354	31.6	N/A
Turnout			1,122	54.4	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Newcastle

General election 1920: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	T. J. Nel	682	54.2	+15.0
	National	J. H. B. Wessels	576	45.8	+17.8
Majority			106	8.4	N/A
Turnout			1,258	73.8	+8.1
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pietermaritzburg North

General election 1920: Pietermaritzburg North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. G. Strachan	917	61.6	+31.4
	South African	Thomas Orr	572	38.4	−31.4
Majority			345	23.2	N/A
Turnout			1,489	67.0	+3.4
	Labour gain from		Swing	+31.4

Pietermaritzburg South

General election 1920: Pietermaritzburg South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. J. O'Brien	891	67.8	+0.6
	Labour	W. Cox	424	32.2	−0.6
Majority			467	35.6	+1.2
Turnout			1,315	60.5	−7.1
	South African hold		Swing	+0.6

Umvoti

General election 1920: Umvoti
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George Leuchars	726	59.7	+17.5
	National	A. I. J. Nel	490	40.3	+7.6
Majority			236	19.4	+9.9
Turnout			1,216	66.7	−12.5
	South African hold		Swing	+5.0

Vryheid

General election 1920: Vryheid
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. J. C. Emmett	764	52.7	−8.1
	National	E. G. Jansen	683	47.3	+8.1
Majority			81	5.4	−16.2
Turnout			1,447	79.0	+20.5
	South African hold		Swing	-8.1

Weenen

General election 1920: Weenen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. Moor	559	52.1	+0.3
	Unionist	G. R. Richards	388	36.2	−12.0
	Labour	A. Ratcliffe	125	11.7	New
Majority			171	15.9	+12.3
Turnout			1,072	58.4	−8.3
	South African hold		Swing	+6.2

Zululand

General election 1920: Zululand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George Heaton Nicholls	914	82.8	+4.2
	National	P. J. Meyer	190	17.2	−4.2
Majority			724	65.6	N/A
Turnout			1,261	59.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Orange Free State


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party	22,208	67.60	16
	South African Party	9,464	28.81	1
	Labour Party	598	1.82	0
	Unionist Party	584	1.78	0
Total		32,854	100.00	17

Source: Schoeman^[4]

Bethlehem

General election 1920: Bethlehem
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. B. Wessels	1,430	68.3	+1.7
	South African	O. A. I. Davel	665	31.7	−1.7
Majority			765	36.6	+3.4
Turnout			2,095	70.6	−1.3
	National hold		Swing	+1.7

Bloemfontein North

General election 1920: Bloemfontein North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. W. G. Steyn	894	43.1	*New*
	Labour	Arthur Barlow	598	28.8	New
	Unionist	H. F. Blaine	584	28.1	New
Majority			296	14.3	N/A
Turnout			2,076	66.5	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Bloemfontein South

General election 1920: Bloemfontein South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Deneys Reitz	967	52.8	*New*
	National	Colin Fraser Steyn	866	47.2	New
Majority			101	5.6	N/A
Turnout			1,833	59.7	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Boshof

General election 1920: Boshof
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. A. van Niekerk	1,539	85.9	*N/A*
	South African	P. Scholtz	253	14.1	New
Majority			1,286	71.8	N/A
Turnout			1,792	65.3	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Edenburg

General election 1920: Edenburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Fredrik William Beyers	1,287	75.8	+10.7
	South African	C. J. Visser	412	24.2	−10.7
Majority			875	51.6	+21.4
Turnout			1,699	62.9	N/A
	National hold		Swing	+10.7

Fauresmith

General election 1920: Fauresmith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Nicolaas Havenga	1,441	69.5	+17.1
	South African	H. F. D. Papenfus	633	30.5	−17.1
Majority			808	39.0	N/A
Turnout			2,074	71.2	N/A
	National hold		Swing	+17.1

Ficksburg

General election 1920: Ficksburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. G. Keyter	1,406	74.8	+6.9
	South African	C. V. Botha	473	25.2	−6.9
Majority			933	49.6	+13.8
Turnout			1,879	63.6	−6.1
	National hold		Swing	+6.9

Frankfort

General election 1920: Frankfort
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. Wessels	1,358	67.4	+6.1
	South African	H. N. W. Botha	658	32.6	−6.1
Majority			700	34.8	+12.2
Turnout			2,016	68.1	−5.0
	National hold		Swing	+6.1

Harrismith

General election 1920: Harrismith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Z. J. de Beer	1,312	64.1	+9.5
	South African	J. P. G. Steyl	736	35.9	−9.5
Majority			576	28.2	+19.0
Turnout			2,048	69.5	−8.0
	National hold		Swing	+9.5

Heilbron

General election 1920: Heilbron
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	M. L. Malan	1,458	69.9	+6.8
	South African	L. J. Naudé	628	30.1	−6.8
Majority			830	39.8	+13.6
Turnout			2,086	69.7	−6.7
	National hold		Swing	+6.8

Hoopstad

General election 1920: Hoopstad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	E. A. Conroy	1,155	68.1	+5.3
	South African	P. G. Theron	540	31.9	−5.3
Majority			615	36.2	+10.6
Turnout			1,695	62.2	−11.4
	National hold		Swing	+5.3

Kroonstad

General election 1920: Kroonstad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. J. Werth	1,379	62.0	+8.8
	South African	Hendrik Schalk Theron	846	38.0	−8.8
Majority			533	24.0	+17.6
Turnout			2,225	76.4	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	+8.8

Ladybrand

General election 1920: Ladybrand
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. G. Fichardt	1,129	60.7	−1.9
	South African	G. J. van Riet	731	39.3	+1.9
Majority			380	21.4	−3.8
Turnout			1,860	64.2	−0.1
	National hold		Swing	-1.9

Rouxville

General election 1920: Rouxville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Daniël Hugo	1,367	75.3	+2.7
	South African	G. L. Steytler	449	24.7	−2.7
Majority			918	50.6	+5.4
Turnout			1,816	62.1	−8.0
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

Smithfield

General election 1920: Smithfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. M. Hertzog	1,613	89.1	+6.3
	South African	J. L. Botha	198	10.9	−6.3
Majority			1,415	78.2	+12.6
Turnout			1,811	69.1	−5.8
	National hold		Swing	+6.3

Vredefort

General election 1920: Vredefort
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Colin Fraser Steyn	1,205	65.3	+5.1
	South African	G. H. Claassens	639	34.7	−5.1
Majority			566	30.6	+10.2
Turnout			1,844	63.1	−10.0
	National hold		Swing	+5.1

Winburg

General election 1920: Winburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. T. M. Wilcocks	1,369	68.3	+5.9
	South African	G. R. Theron	636	31.7	−5.9
Majority			460	36.6	+11.8
Turnout			2,005	69.3	−8.1
	National hold		Swing	+5.9

Transvaal


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party	35,374	36.81	12
	South African Party	32,296	33.61	19
	Labour Party	17,465	18.18	12
	Unionist Party	9,578	9.97	5
	Independent Socialist	67	0.07	0
	Independents	1,307	1.36	1
Total		96,087	100.00	49

Source: Schoeman^[5]

Unopposed candidates: Unionists 1.

Barberton

General election 1920: Barberton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. C. Fourie	1,009	55.5	−12.8
	National	J. L. Malan	809	44.5	+12.8
Majority			200	11.0	−25.6
Turnout			1,818	63.2	−5.1
	South African hold		Swing	-12.8

Benoni

General election 1920: Benoni
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Madeley	1,114	51.2	−3.4
	National	H. P. Venter	653	30.1	+9.5
	Unionist	George Rennie	331	15.2	New
	Independent	W. H. Andrews	78	3.6	New
Majority			461	21.1	−8.7
Turnout			2,176	60.8	−16.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

Bethal

General election 1920: Bethal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. S. Grobler	1,080	60.6	+0.9
	National	P. J. D. Erasmus	702	39.4	−0.9
Majority			378	21.2	+1.8
Turnout			1,782	60.4	−15.8
	South African hold		Swing	+0.9

Bezuidenhout

General election 1920: Bezuidenhout
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. McIntyre	1,031	49.7	+5.5
	Unionist	Leslie Blackwell	810	39.0	−5.7
	National	E. C. O. du Plooy	231	11.1	0.0
Majority			851	10.7	+10.2
Turnout			2,072	67.6	−10.5
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+5.6

Boksburg

General election 1920: Boksburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. J. McMenamin	843	40.2	+1.3
	Unionist	J. J. Byron	824	39.3	−21.8
	National	P. J. Baird	428	20.4	New
Majority			19	0.9	N/A
Turnout			2,095	64.5	−11.9
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+10.2

Brakpan

General election 1920: Brakpan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. Munnik	1,158	50.2	*New*
	Labour	W. Hills	808	35.0	New
	South African	D. S. Leech	343	14.9	New
Majority			350	15.2	N/A
Turnout			2,309	71.2	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Christiana

General election 1920: Christiana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. S. van Hees	1,277	66.4	*New*
	South African	J. F. de Beer	617	32.1	New
	Independent	A. J. van der Merwe	29	1.5	New
Majority			610	34.3	N/A
Turnout			1,923	65.1	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Commissioner Street

General election 1920: Commissioner Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. H. S. Gow	838	49.7	+15.1
	South African	W. J. Laite	791	46.9	−18.5
	Independent	S. P. Bunting	57	3.4	New
Majority			47	2.8	N/A
Turnout			1,686	55.3	−11.7
	Labour gain from South African		Swing	+16.8

Denver

General election 1920: Denver
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. E. Drew	996	45.2	+13.0
	Unionist	W. J. Parrack	667	30.2	−17.1
	National	S. P. van Wijk	541	24.5	+4.1
Majority			329	15.0	N/A
Turnout			2,204	69.8	−6.1
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+15.1

Ermelo

General election 1920: Ermelo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	William Richard Collins	1,334	61.6	−3.5
	National	P. H. Nel	833	38.4	+3.5
Majority			501	23.2	−7.0
Turnout			2,167	73.0	−8.4
	South African hold		Swing	-3.5

Fordsburg

General election 1920: Fordsburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Morris Kentridge	804	45.2	+15.8
	National	J. S. F. Pretorius	592	33.3	+8.6
	Unionist	Patrick Duncan	365	20.5	−25.4
	Independent	H. M. Barendregt	19	1.1	New
Majority			212	11.9	N/A
Turnout			1,780	53.2	−18.2
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+20.6

Germiston

General election 1920: Germiston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Brown	880	37.0	−7.3
	National	H. H. Moll	844	35.5	New
	Unionist	H. S. McAlister	652	27.4	−28.3
Majority			36	1.5	N/A
Turnout			2,376	69.7	+0.7
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+10.5

Heidelberg

General election 1920: Heidelberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. W. J. J. Bezuidenhout	940	51.1	−16.2
	National	M. J. Bekker	684	37.2	+4.5
	Labour	A. D. Berkowitz	214	11.6	New
Majority			750	13.9	−20.7
Turnout			1,838	64.2	−7.9
	South African hold		Swing	-10.4

Hospital

General election 1920: Hospital
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. B. Papenfus	734	35.4	−31.1
	Labour	John Christie	556	26.8	+9.1
	Unionist	J. Weightman	428	20.6	New
	National	M. Reiseberg	355	17.1	+1.3
Majority			950	8.6	−40.2
Turnout			2,073	65.6	−9.7
	South African hold		Swing	-20.1

Jeppes

General election 1920: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	1,257	83.3	+22.8
	National	C. Grobbelaar	156	10.3	New
	Ind. Socialist	C. B. Tyler	67	4.4	New
	Unionist	D. Urquhart	28	1.9	−37.6
Majority			1,101	73.0	N/A
Turnout			1,508	48.3	−22.7
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Johannesburg North

General election 1920: Johannesburg North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Lourens Geldenhuys	591	32.4	*New*
	Labour	C. J. McCann	467	25.6	New
	National	H. A. Butler	458	25.1	New
	Unionist	J. C. Sheridan	307	16.8	New
Majority			124	6.8	N/A
Turnout			1,823	64.4	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Klerksdorp

General election 1920: Klerksdorp
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. S. Smit	1,355	53.9	+8.0
	South African	J. A. Nesser	1,160	46.1	−8.0
Majority			195	7.8	N/A
Turnout			2,515	80.5	−2.1
	National gain from South African		Swing	+8.0

Krugersdorp

General election 1920: Krugersdorp
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Abe Bailey	875	37.4	−19.8
	National	B. R. Hattingh	852	36.4	+10.4
	Labour	W. G. Delport	614	26.2	+9.5
Majority			23	1.0	−30.2
Turnout			2,341	74.5	−1.9
	Independent hold		Swing	-15.1

Langlaagte

General election 1920: Langlaagte
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Willie Rockey	752	40.0	−7.0
	Labour	C. S. Raath	649	34.5	+19.1
	National	D. S. H. Pollock	479	25.5	−7.6
Majority			103	5.5	N/A
Turnout			1,880	61.7	−11.8
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Lichtenburg

General election 1920: Lichtenburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tielman Roos	1,458	68.2	+7.5
	South African	J. G. Cilliers	679	31.8	−7.5
Majority			779	36.4	+15.0
Turnout			2,137	72.6	−4.6
	National hold		Swing	+7.5

Losberg

General election 1920: Losberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	T. F. J. Dreyer	1,292	59.8	−5.2
	National	J. J. Pienaar	868	40.2	+5.2
Majority			424	19.6	−10.4
Turnout			2,160	74.4	−8.4
	South African hold		Swing	-5.2

Lydenburg

General election 1920: Lydenburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. L. Shurink	986	56.0	−12.0
	National	F. P. Hoogenhout	776	44.0	+12.0
Majority			210	12.0	−24.0
Turnout			1,762	63.5	−7.9
	South African hold		Swing	-12.0

Marico

General election 1920: Marico
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	L. A. S. Lemmer	1,126	51.4	−11.7
	National	A. W. de Waal	1,064	48.6	+11.7
Majority			62	2.8	−23.4
Turnout			2,190	74.9	+0.4
	South African hold		Swing	-11.7

Middelburg

General election 1920: Middelburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. D. Heyns	1,091	50.6	+6.7
	South African	J. L. Hamman	1,065	49.4	−6.7
Majority			26	1.2	N/A
Turnout			2,156	74.9	−1.7
	National gain from South African		Swing	+6.7

Parktown

General election 1920: Parktown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Richard Feetham	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Pietersburg

General election 1920: Pietersburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom Naudé	996	55.6	*New*
	South African	T. J. Kleinenberg	796	44.4	New
Majority			200	11.2	N/A
Turnout			1,792	67.9	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Potchefstroom

General election 1920: Potchefstroom
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	N. J. de Wet	1,127	51.2	−5.6
	National	J. G. Obermeyer	1,074	48.8	+5.6
Majority			53	2.4	−11.2
Turnout			2,201	69.8	−12.7
	South African hold		Swing	-5.6

Pretoria Central

General election 1920: Pretoria Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Edward Rooth	1,263	59.2	−2.5
	National	Hjalmar Reitz [af]	551	25.8	+4.1
	Labour	P. M. van Leer	320	15.0	−1.6
	Independent	R. A. Kerr	2	0.1	New
Majority			712	33.4	−6.6
Turnout			2,136	63.6	−13.8
	South African hold		Swing	-3.3

Pretoria District North

General election 1920: Pretoria District North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Thomas Cullinan	987	49.8	+0.6
	National	J. A. Joubert	976	49.2	−1.6
	Independent	W. T. Nourse	20	1.0	New
Majority			11	0.6	N/A
Turnout			1,983	66.0	−11.1
	South African gain from National		Swing	+1.1

Pretoria District South

General election 1920: Pretoria District South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Chris Muller	987	51.0	+5.6
	South African	Jacobus van der Walt	948	49.0	+0.5
Majority			39	2.0	N/A
Turnout			1,935	66.6	−14.0
	National gain from South African		Swing	+2.6

Pretoria East

General election 1920: Pretoria East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	C. W. Giovanetti	1,268	58.7	−2.6
	National	W. F. Mondriaan	471	21.8	−4.6
	Labour	G. H. McLean	416	19.3	+7.3
	Independent	G. L. Hutchinson	5	0.2	New
Majority			797	36.9	+2.0
Turnout			2,160	70.8	−5.9
	Unionist hold		Swing	-1.0

Pretoria West

General election 1920: Pretoria West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Jan Smuts	1,720	68.8	+18.8
	National	J. H. Schoeman	473	18.9	−17.8
	Labour	F. H. Blake	303	12.1	−1.2
	Independent	R. Read		0.2	New
Majority			1,247	49.9	+36.6
Turnout			2,500	66.4	−16.4
	South African hold		Swing	+18.3

Roodepoort

General election 1920: Roodepoort
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mullineux	1,028	50.4	*New*
	South African	W. Adam	517	25.4	New
	National	J. A. Dieperink	493	24.2	New
Majority			511	25.0	N/A
Turnout			2,038	60.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Rustenburg

General election 1920: Rustenburg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. N. J. van der Merwe	1,072	50.8	−11.1
	National	P. G. W. Grobler	1,038	49.2	+11.1
Majority			34	1.6	−22.2
Turnout			2,110	69.6	−9.5
	South African hold		Swing	-11.1

Soutpansberg

General election 1920: Soutpansberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Hendrik Mentz	988	57.7	+3.1
	National	Oswald Pirow	725	42.3	−3.1
Majority			263	15.4	+6.2
Turnout			1,713	62.9	−15.3
	South African hold		Swing	+3.1

Springs

General election 1920: Springs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Hills	1,100	53.6	+14.0
	South African	A. M. Miller	599	29.2	New
	National	A. M. van Belkum	353	17.2	+5.0
Majority			501	24.4	N/A
Turnout			2,045	68.6	N/A
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	N/A

Standerton

General election 1920: Standerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. M. Claassen	1,045	70.8	*N/A*
	National	P. L. Erasmus	430	29.2	New
Majority			615	41.6	N/A
Turnout			1,475	51.7	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Troyeville

General election 1920: Troyeville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederic Creswell	1,324	66.6	+24.9
	Unionist	O. A. Reid	664	33.4	−24.9
Majority			360	33.2	N/A
Turnout			1,988	64.9	−13.2
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+24.9

Turffontein

General election 1920: Turffontein
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. B. Steer	831	41.0	+9.1
	Unionist	H. A. Wyndham	432	21.3	−33.0
	South African	E. W. Hunt	401	19.8	New
	National	J. H. L. Schumann	364	17.9	+4.1
Majority			399	19.7	N/A
Turnout			2,028	63.4	−13.2
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+21.1

Ventersdorp

General election 1920: Ventersdorp
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	B. I. J. van Heerden	1,025	52.0	*New*
	National	L. J. Boshoff	945	48.0	New
Majority			80	4.0	N/A
Turnout			1,970	70.7	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Von Brandis

General election 1920: Von Brandis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Emile Nathan	1,064	67.0	+1.1
	Labour	T. G. Jones	525	33.0	−1.1
Majority			568	34.0	+2.2
Turnout			1,589	49.9	−20.9
	Unionist hold		Swing	+1.1

Vrededorp

General election 1920: Vrededorp
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	T. C. Visser	1,370	75.6	+35.2
	South African	W. P. Pistorius	441	24.4	−18.5
Majority			929	51.2	N/A
Turnout			1,811	62.9	−17.8
	National gain from South African		Swing	+26.9

Wakkerstroom

General election 1920: Wakkerstroom
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	James van der Merwe	1,247	54.2	−9.8
	National	A. Kuit	1,053	45.8	+9.8
Majority			194	8.4	−19.6
Turnout			2,300	73.5	−4.6
	South African hold		Swing	-9.8

Waterberg

General election 1920: Waterberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. W. le Roux van Niekerk	1,185	61.0	+10.9
	South African	F. F. Pienaar	757	38.9	−10.9
Majority			458	22.0	+21.8
Turnout			1,942	72.3	−6.2
	National hold		Swing	+10.9

Witbank

General election 1920: Witbank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. I. E. de Villiers	970	49.9	*New*
	South African	R. Eadie	726	37.4	New
	Labour	G. H. Kretzschmer	246	12.7	New
Majority			244	12.5	N/A
Turnout			1,942	65.2	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Witwatersberg

General election 1920: Witwatersberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	N. J. Pretorius	895	50.4	−2.6
	National	T. C. Stoggberg	881	49.6	+2.6
Majority			14	0.8	−5.2
Turnout			1,776	68.7	−9.8
	South African hold		Swing	-2.6

Wolmaransstad

General election 1920: Wolmaransstad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jan Kemp	1,162	66.0	+12.2
	South African	J. J. Hoffman	599	34.0	−12.3
Majority			563	32.0	+24.6
Turnout			1,761	65.1	−6.1
	National hold		Swing	+12.3

Wonderboom

General election 1920: Wonderboom
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	B. J. Pienaar	1,213	57.7	*New*
	South African	J. F. Ludorf	590	28.0	New
	Labour	J. E. Riley	301	14.3	New
Majority			623	29.7	N/A
Turnout			2,104	69.2	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Yeoville

General election 1920: Yeoville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	A. E. A. Williamson	984	49.0	−31.9
	South African	R. Goldmann	806	40.1	New
	Independent	R. L. Weir	220	10.9	New
Majority			178	8.9	N/A
Turnout			2,010	65.6	−11.0
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

References

Schoeman, B.M. (1977). Parlementêre verkiesings in Suid-Afrika 1910-1976. Pretoria: Aktuele Publikasies.
Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (1972). "House of Assembly" (vol. 5, pp. 617-636). Cape Town: Nasionale Opvoedkundige Uitgewery (Nasou).

↑ Delimitation Commission of South Africa (1919). Report of the third delimitation commission appointed under the South Africa Act, 1909. Pretoria: Government Printing and Stationery Office.
↑ Schoeman 1977, p. 96
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[delcom19-1] Delimitation Commission of South Africa (1919). Report of the third delimitation commission appointed under the South Africa Act, 1909. Pretoria: Government Printing and Stationery Office.

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