Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070245

South African History Online (2011) 'Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070245 (Accessed: 11 November 2026).

South African History Online, Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070245, (accessed 11 November 2026).

"Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070245. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070245.