The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de

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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091720

South African History Online (2012) 'The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091720 (Accessed: 27 September 2026).

South African History Online, The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091720, (accessed 27 September 2026).

"The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091720. Accessed 27 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091720.