For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives

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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085614

South African History Online (2012) 'For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085614 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).

South African History Online, For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085614, (accessed 2 October 2026).

"For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085614. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "For the first time in SA history White, Coloured and Indian voters go to the polls on the same day to vote for representatives." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085614.