1989 South African general election explained

General elections were held in South Africa on 6 September 1989, the last under apartheid. Snap elections had been called early (no election was required until 1992) by the recently elected head of the National Party (NP), F. W. de Klerk, who was in the process of replacing P. W. Botha as the country's president, and his expected program of reform to include further retreat from the policy of apartheid. The creation of the Conservative Party had realigned the NP as a moderate party, now almost certain to initiate negotiations with the black opposition, with liberal opposition (the PFP) openly seeking a new constitutional settlement on liberal democratic and federalist principles.

Although the National Party won a comfortable majority of seats (94 of 166) in the House of Assembly, the governing party suffered a setback and received only 48% of the popular vote, the first elections since 1961 in which the NP failed to win a majority of the vote. However, the first-past-the-post system, and a severely fractured opposition as well as the twelve appointed and indirectly elected members entrenched the NP's majority, allowing it to comfortably remain in power.

The Conservative Party (CP), which opposed any form of power-sharing with other races, failed to accomplish a breakthrough beyond its conservative Afrikaner backing as some had expected, but remained the official opposition with 39 seats. By some estimates, the party had received the backing of a slim majority of Afrikaners particularly in the Orange Free State, once the NP's heartland, but with very limited support among English-speaking voters.^[1]

Before the elections, the liberal Progressive Federal Party (PFP) had dissolved itself and regrouped as the Democratic Party (DP), winning 33 seats, six seats short of retaking its position as the official opposition. In terms of vote share, it fell a quarter million votes behind the CP, but was favoured by its stronghold in the Cape Province and Natal.

House of Assembly (white)

The White Chamber of Parliament had 178 members, 166 of whom were directly elected (including a seat from Walvis Bay annexed from South West Africa, which was added in 1981) with 8 members indirectly elected by the directly elected members on the basis of proportional representation and four nominated by the State President (one from each province).^[2]

The results of the election were interpreted by the government (based on support for the NP and the DP together) as a mandate from the white electorate to reform the apartheid system and seek a compromise with the African National Congress and its leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela was released half a year later, and the 1989 elections were the last under the limited, whites-only franchise and the Tricameral Parliament introduced in 1984.

Of the twelve appointed and indirectly-elected seats, nine were taken by the National Party, two by the Conservative Party and one by the Democratic Party.^[3]

Two seats won by the Democratic Party were uncontested, while the National and Conservative parties were tied in the Orange Free State division of Fauresmith. A five-month court battle followed after the Free State Supreme Court ordered a recount, which eventually resulted in a majority of five votes for the National Party candidate.^[4]

Provincial breakdown

Province	National	Conservative	Democratic	Total
Transvaal	34	31	11	76
Cape	42	2	12	56
Natal	10	0	10	20
Orange Free State	8	6	0	14
Total	94	39	33	166

Cape Province

Constituency	Region	1987 result		1989 winning party					Turnout	Votes
				Party		Votes	Share	Majority		NP	DP	CP	HNP	Independents	Total
	East		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,060	52.6%	687	69.3%	5,373	6,060				11,510
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,094	62.7%	3,101	62.1%	7,094		3,993			11,315
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,419	62.5%	1,840	71.4%	4,419		2,579			7,066
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,086	57.1%	1,067	80.2%	4,086		3,019			7,155
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,607	66.8%	4,666	65.1%	6,607	1,326	1,941			9,896
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,211	72.3%	4,605	71.1%	7,211	2,606				9,978
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	5,975	63.0%	2,520	57.4%	3,455	5,975				9,484
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,390	64.7%	2,519	77.3%	5,390		2,871			8,335
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,078	77.3%	5,720	61.9%	2,358	8,078				10,455
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	10,132	73.3%	6,478	67.3%	3,654	10,132				13,832
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,251	50.5%	1,359	81.2%	4,251	1,254	2,892			8,415
	North		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,402	53.1%	579	82.9%	4,402		3,823			8,292
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	9,997	66.6%	7,204	71.2%	9,997	2,187	2,793			15,009
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	11,597	57.0%	3,060	75.9%	11,597	8,537				20,334
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,807	52.1%	446	57.0%	4,807	4,361				9,233
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,556	46.7%	500	65.7%	5,556	5,056	1,256			11,903
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,856	68.1%	5,931	66.4%	7,856	1,726	1,925			11,538
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,781	52.5%	3,967	73.4%	7,781	3,179	3,814			14,813
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,569	56.8%	1,119	76.8%	4,569		3,450			8,041
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	3,991	52.3%	1,381	80.4%	3,991	1,022	2,610			7,637
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	4,814	61.3%	1,823	55.0%	2,991	4,814				7,852
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,285	75.1%	4,246	56.5%	2,039	6,285				8,374
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	10,540	55.0%	2,048	77.4%	10,540	8,492				19,173
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,327	48.3%	2,261	73.6%	6,327	2,704	4,066			13,112
	North		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,525	57.3%	1,560	70.2%	5,525		3,965			9,644
	North		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,541	61.1%	2,658	70.1%	6,541		3,883	123		10,706
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,207	51.3%	401	65.8%	6,207	5,806				12,089
	North		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	4,566	52.5%	435	84.6%	4,131		4,566			8,702
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,154	54.1%	1,405	57.0%	6,154	4,749		441		11,374
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	9,099	71.1%	5,615	62.0%	9,099	3,484				12,792
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,327	61.3%	2,805	78.6%	7,327		4,522			11,945
	North		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,263	56.1%	959	76.4%	4,263		3,304			7,596
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,197	57.0%	1,897	68.5%	7,197	5,300				12,628
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,673	54.8%	1,039	80.0%	5,673		4,634			10,349
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,059	61.7%	4,456	71.7%	7,059	1,748	2,603			11,441
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,362	83.3%	6,039	54.7%	7,362	1,323				8,842
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,935	70.3%	4,991	78.0%	7,935	398	2,944			11,294
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,174	71.8%	5,021	71.3%	3,153	8,174				11,380
	East		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	5,505	59.7%	1,870	62.6%	3,635	5,505				9,228
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,117	65.7%	2,705	50.2%	5,117		2,412	119		7,792
	North		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	3,695	58.6%	1,150	78.5%	3,695		2,545			6,303
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,014	43.3%	1,108	75.2%	4,014	2,906	2,302			9,278
	West		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,879	79.0%	6,561	64.1%	2,318	8,879				11,237
	West		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	9,282	60.7%	3,362	69.3%	5,920	9,282				15,280
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,772	61.2%	2,215	68.2%	5,772	3,557				9,435
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,778	55.6%	1,217	76.0%	5,778		4,561			10,383
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,724	57.5%	2,681	78.3%	5,724	1,154	3,043			9,947
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,274	70.2%	4,260	50.7%	6,274	2,014		579		8,932
	East		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	6,217	50.2%	126	76.0%	6,091		6,217			12,377
Vasco	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,544	70.6%	3,899	56.3%	6,544		2,645			9,271
	North		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,261	54.0%	659	81.5%	4,261		3,602			7,892
	East		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,798	53.1%	891	70.4%	5,907	6,798				12,798
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	1,868	65.6%	912	57.2%	1,868		956			2,846
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,164	62.9%	4,743	63.6%	8,164	1,370	3,421			12,976
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,679	59.8%	3,409	73.4%	6,679	1,193	3,270			11,170
	West		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	7,253	63.0%	3,024	66.5%	4,229	7,253				11,515
Total for all constituencies									Turnout
										NP	DP	CP	HNP	Independents	Total
										Votes
									68.6%	315,967	164,687	106,427	1,262	0	592,194
										53.4%	27.8%	17.9%	0.2%	0%	100.0%
										Seats
										42	12	2	0	0	56
										75%	21.4%	3.6%	0%	0%	100.0%

Natal

Constituency	1987 result		1989 winning party					Turnout	Votes
			Party		Votes	Share	Majority		NP	DP	CP	HNP	Independents	Total
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,630	49.0%	1,722	67.3%	6,630	4,908	1,968			13,526
		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	7,779	68.2%	4,279	66.1%	3,500	7,779				11,403
		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,326	63.4%	2,739	58.8%	3,587	6,326				9,978
		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,376	64.7%	3,854	68.2%	4,522	8,376				12,955
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,102	47.0%	694	51.3%	4,102	3,408	1,177			8,725
		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,235	51.4%	1,808	71.3%	6,427	8,235	1,318			16,010
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,053	47.8%	1,916	70.0%	5,053	2,355	3,137			10,580
		NRP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,612	54.0%	2,300	70.1%	4,312	6,612	1,256			12,253
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,054	50.8%	961	68.2%	6,054	750	5,093			11,909
		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,252	48.3%	620	68.8%	5,632	6,252	1,021			12,936
		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	7,332	48.8%	764	69.9%	6,568	7,332	1,057			15,037
		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,957	61.7%	3,703	67.7%	5,254	8,957			241	14,519
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,620	49.6%	2,247	61.0%	5,620	3,373	2,310			11,336
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,095	50.2%	1,525	71.9%	6,095	4,570	1,451			12,144
		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	4,783	48.1%	725	59.3%	4,058	4,783	1,080			9,949
Umfolozi		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,010	42.3%	907	66.7%	5,010	2,437	4,103			11,564
		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	6,626	51.5%	1,406	70.1%	5,220	6,626	1,012			12,873
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,459	56.7%	1,881	60.1%	7,459	5,578				13,159
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,149	51.6%	2,835	61.2%	6,149	3,314	2,429			11,919
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,825	50.4%	1,434	72.6%	5,825	1,072	4,391	256		11,558
Total for all constituencies								Turnout
									NP	DP	CP	HNP	Independents	Total
									Votes
								66.2%	107,077	103,043	32,803	256	241	244,343
									43.8%	42.2%	13.4%	0.1%	0.1%	100.0%
									Seats
									10	10	0	0	0	20
									50%	50%	0%	5%	0%	100.0%

Orange Free State

Constituency	1987 result		1989 winning party					Turnout	Votes
			Party		Votes	Share	Majority		NP	CP	DP	HNP	Total
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,373	48.2%	401	81.3%	6,373	5,972	716	159	13,232
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,515	57.0%	2,148	72.2%	8,515	6,367			14,951
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,476	56.3%	3,204	68.7%	6,476	3,272	1,732		11,508
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,371	60.8%	2,696	72.1%	7,371	4,675			12,125
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,519	49.2%	0	86.7%	4,519	4,519		120	9,185
		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	5,896	49.5%	124	81.2%	5,772	5,896		231	11,922
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,706	54.9%	1,294	76.4%	6,706	5,412			12,211
		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	5,805	48.2%	70	86.3%	5,735	5,805	471		12,041
		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,736	54.9%	1,413	82.2%	6,323	7,736			14,100
		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,361	49.9%	22	71.7%	7,339	7,361			14,747
		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	5,080	50.0%	105	77.3%	4,975	5,080			10,151
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,911	47.4%	47	70.6%	6,911	6,864	680	88	14,587
		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,312	49.8%	856	71.8%	8,456	9,312	791	112	18,687
		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,538	54.0%	1,218	81.0%	7,538	6,320			13,947
Total for all constituencies								Turnout					Total
									NP	CP	DP
									Votes
								76.6%	86,533	84,591	5,453	966	183,394
									47.2%	46.1%	3.0%	0.5%	100.0%
									Seats
									8	6	0	0	14
									57.1%	42.9%	0%	0%	100.0%

Transvaal

Constituency	Region	1987 result		1989 winning party					Turnout	Votes
				Party		Votes	Share	Majority		NP	CP	DP	HNP	Independents	Total
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,161	47.8%	753	67.3%	7,161	6,408	1,325			14,982
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,708	54.6%	1,381	78.0%	6,327	7,708				14,109
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,957	44.5%	2,752	66.0%	5,957	3,205	4,212			13,394
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	12,383	56.4%	3,066	71.2%	9,317	12,383		210		21,967
	PWV		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	5,618	46.6%	356	56.6%	5,262	976	5,618		162	12,063
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,043	50.0%	2,390	69.4%	8,043	5,653	2,260	111		16,093
	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,543	50.4%	891	68.9%	6,652	7,543	729			14,969
Brentwood	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,997	48.1%	2,374	71.9%	8,997	6,623	3,016			18,691
	West		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,831	60.1%	3,032	77.6%	5,799	8,831				14,687
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	10,947	71.5%	6,642	67.8%	4,305		10,947			15,320
	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,918	53.0%	955	70.1%	6,963	7,918				14,940
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,956	51.0%	581	75.2%	8,375	8,956				17,553
	PWV		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	9,358	59.4%	3,551	70.0%	5,807		9,358		451	3,551
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,695	53.6%	1,074	77.9%	6,621	7,695				14,363
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,566	51.0%	3,882	73.2%	7,566	3,529	3,684			14,826
Geduld	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,285	45.9%	377	72.7%	8,285	7,908	1,826			18,046
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,198	47.5%	1,315	63.8%	6,198	4,883	1,953			13,054
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,000	46.0%	926	64.3%	7,000	6,074	2,088			15,207
Gezina	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,421	49.4%	7	65.8%	6,421	6,414				13,010
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	12,113	50.8%	5,748	74.0%	12,113	5,302	6,365			23,832
Hercules	PWV		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,379	59.8%	3,538	68.1%	5,841	9,379		371	44	15,673
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	3,971	49.7%	1,054	44.3%	2,917	1,079	3,971			7,997
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	10,003	72.7%	6,301	66.1%	3,702		10,003			13,752
Innesdal	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,250	53.8%	1,509	76.8%	8,250	6,741		255		15,344
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,593	54.2%	1,922	40.6%	4,593	2,671	1,189			8,480
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	9,511	73.9%	6,205	67.4%	3,306		9,511			12,874
Johannesburg West	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	4,247	42.1%	1,328	55.5%	4,247	2,919	2,870			10,088
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,461	52.0%	2,196	67.3%	7,461	5,265	1,601			14,351
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	10,440	48.7%	495	72.3%	10,440	9,945	1,008			21,443
Koedoespoort	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,477	46.9%	271	73.9%	7,477	7,206	1,200			15,958
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,188	52.8%	949	69.3%	8,188	7,239				15,518
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,580	56.6%	1,701	59.3%	6,580	4,879				11,618
	West		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,906	62.4%	3,195	79.1%	4,711	7,906				12,663
	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,342	54.0%	1,302	66.7%	7,040	8,342				15,459
	East		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	6,753	50.9%	870	78.4%	5,883	6,753	332	165		13,266
	PWV		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	5,340	50.0%	214	52.3%	5,126	5,340		71		10,679
	PWV		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,069	44.7%	7	70.6%	9,062	9,069	2,112			20,285
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	10,472	57.8%	3,688	74.7%	6,784	10,472	609	230		18,113
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	10,269	50.4%	4,159	68.4%	10,269	6,110	3,972			20,392
	East		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,417	46.8%	496	73.9%	7,417	6,921	1,472			15,833
	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,466	52.7%	1,207	75.3%	8,259	9,466		193		17,969
North Rand	PWV		NP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	13,542	42.6%	2,305	72.9%	11,237	6,901	13,542			31,820
Overvaal	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,589	54.2%	1,426	65.4%	7,163	8,589				15,849
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,804	75.1%	6,004	65.1%	2,800		8,804			11,730
	North		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,174	53.8%	1,356	74.8%	9,174	7,818				17,061
	West		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,684	54.8%	1,583	76.3%	8,684	7,101				15,846
	North		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,090	60.0%	3,141	80.8%	5,949	9,090				15,146
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	5,916	54.7%	1,969	57.3%	5,916	3,947	776	140		10,819
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	17,237	55.0%	10,099	80.6%	17,237	7,138	6,875			31,341
	PWV		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,085	57.1%	2,149	59.2%	5,936	8,085				14,148
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,253	54.8%	1,359	68.4%	7,253	5,894				13,244
	PWV		Independent politician}}|Ind		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP	8,481	52.9%	1,714	74.1%	6,767	755	8,481			16,038
	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,060	59.3%	2,902	58.8%	6,158	9,060				15,278
Rissik	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,778	52.6%	3,533	69.0%	6,778	3,245	2,817			12,893
Roodeplaat	PWV		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,983	50.9%	565	74.7%	9,418	9,983				19,629
	PWV		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,724	52.3%	796	66.1%	6,928	7,724				14,759
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,195	55.9%	3,282	58.4%	6,195	2,913	1,945			11,083
	West		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,921	53.8%	1,502	68.9%	7,419	8,921		183		16,591
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP		100%					Unopposed
	West		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,146	57.4%	1,892	83.8%	5,254	7,146				12,459
	North		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,130	51.4%	530	84.3%	7,600	8,130				15,807
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,622	49.0%	1,241	68.8%	6,622	5,381	1,473			13,507
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,081	56.9%	2,249	74.1%	6,832	9,081				15,970
	West		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	5,865	59.6%	1,926	67.3%	3,939	5,865				9,840
Sunnyside	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,374	51.6%	3,073	67.4%	6,374	3,301	2,623			12,341
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,957	49.9%	3,958	63.4%	7,957	3,999	3,961			15,939
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	10,295	59.2%	3,246	67.7%	10,295	7,049				17,401
	West		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	7,488	57.2%	2,106	77.4%	5,382	7,488		152		13,083
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	7,199	47.1%	5	70.4%	7,199	7,194	863			15,292
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	12,085	56.4%	5,524	79.4%	12,085	6,561	2,753			21,445
	North		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	8,746	60.2%	3,990	77.4%	4,756	8,746		1,015		14,530
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	8,220	48.8%	2,307	82.8%	8,220	2,667	5,913			16,837
	PWV		NP		National Party (South Africa)}}|NP	6,974	49.7%	2,647	70.5%	6,974	2,691	4,327			14,020
	East		CP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	9,596	53.1%	2,091	69.0%	7,505	9,596	949			18,083
	PWV		NP		Conservative Party (South Africa)}}|CP	11,703	51.4%	905	75.6%	10,798	11,703		212		22,760
	PWV		PFP		Democratic Party (South Africa)}}|DP		100%					Unopposed
Total for all constituencies									Turnout
										NP	CP	DP	HNP	Independents	Total
										Votes
									67.9%	528,170	460,829	159,333	3,308	657	1,157,193
										45.6%	39.8%	13.8%	0.3%	0.1%	100.0%
										Seats
										34	31	11	0	0	76
										44.7%	40.8%	14.5%	0%	0%	100.0%

House of Representatives (coloured)

All five appointed and indirectly-elected seats were taken by the Labour Party.^[2]

House of Delegates (Indian)

Of the five appointed and indirectly-elected seats, three were taken by Solidarity, one by the National People’s Party and one by the Merit People's Party.^[2]

Notes and References

1. The Star, 24 May 1987
2. http://africanelections.tripod.com/za.html#1981_House_of_Assembly_Election 1981 House of Assembly Election
3. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2291_89.htm South Africa: Parliamentary Chamber: House of Assembly: Elections held in 1989
4. Aucamp, J.M. (2010) Die Nasionale Party van Suid-Afrika se laaste dekade as regerende party, 1984-1994, page 242