Indian population (House of Delegates)

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The Indian population (House of Delegates) refers to the racially defined Indian electorate in apartheid-era South Africa that voted for representatives to the segregated House of Delegates chamber.

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Label Occurrences
Indian population (House of Delegates) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf South African apartheid-era electorate
racially defined electorate
associatedWithPolicy apartheid racial segregation
boycottedBy anti-apartheid movements
many Indian political organizations
constitutionalContext South African Constitution of 1983
surface form: 1983 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
country South Africa
criticizedFor entrenching apartheid
deniedRightsComparedTo white electorate in House of Assembly
electoralBodyFor House of Delegates
electoralFranchiseBasedOn race classification as Indian
electoralParticipation characterized by low voter turnout in several elections
electoralSystemType racially segregated parliamentary elections
excludes Black African majority population
Coloured population (House of Representatives electorate)
White population (House of Assembly electorate)
governingChamberType segregated chamber
introducedInSystem tricameral parliamentary reforms of the early 1980s
legalBasis South African apartheid legislation
opposedBy African National Congress
surface form: African National Congress (in exile)

United Democratic Front
partOf Tricameral Parliament of South Africa electoral system
politicalRightsScope limited parliamentary representation
no representation in executive control of central government
purpose to provide limited representation to Indian South Africans within apartheid framework
racialClassification Indian
relatedTo House of Delegates
Indians in South Africa
surface form: Indian South Africans
replacedBy non-racial universal adult franchise in democratic South Africa
statusAfter1994 abolished as separate electorate
timePeriod apartheid era
votedFor members of the House of Delegates

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South African general election, 1989 votingRestrictedTo Indian population (House of Delegates)