House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa

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The House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa was the lower house of the country’s Parliament during the Union era, serving as its primary legislative body and forum for elected representatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
capitalCity Cape Town
chamberRelationship bicameral parliament
coexistsWith Senate of South Africa
surface form: Senate of the Union of South Africa
composition elected members
confidenceRelationshipWith Cabinet of the Union of South Africa
constitutionalSystem Westminster system
country Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
countryAfter1961 South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa
dissolvedIn 1981
electoralSystem single-member constituencies
elects Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa
endDate 1981
establishedBy British Parliament
South Africa Act 1909
function control of the executive through confidence
enactment of legislation
representation of (white) electorate
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasMemberType Members of Parliament
headOfGovernmentChosenBy House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa self-link
historicalEra Union era of South Africa
houseType lower house
inception 1910
jurisdiction Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
language Afrikaans
Dutch
English
legislativeStatus elected chamber
legislatureOf Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa
location Cape Town
meetsIn Parliament House, Cape Town
surface form: Houses of Parliament, Cape Town
parliamentaryChamberOf Parliament of South Africa
surface form: Parliament of the Union of South Africa
partOf Parliament of South Africa
surface form: Parliament of the Union of South Africa
passes Acts of Parliament
precededBy Cape Parliament
surface form: Cape House of Assembly

Natal Legislative Assembly
Orange River Colony Legislative Assembly
Transvaal Legislative Assembly
replacedBy House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa

Tricameral Parliament of South Africa
surface form: tricameral Parliament of South Africa
role forum for elected representatives
primary legislative body of the Union of South Africa
startDate 1910-05-31
status defunct legislative body
successorStateContext South Africa
surface form: Republic of South Africa
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Louis Botha memberOf House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
South African general election, 1989 legislativeBodyElected House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa replacedBy House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa headOfGovernmentChosenBy House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa self-link
J. G. Strijdom parliamentaryBody House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
P. W. Botha memberOf House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
1961 Constitution of South Africa lowerHouse House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
Conservative Party (South Africa) representedIn House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
House of Representatives of South Africa parallelChamber House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
Cabinet of the Union of South Africa responsibleTo House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
House of Delegates of South Africa parallelChamber House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
New Republic Party parliamentaryRepresentation House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa
Progressive Federal Party representedIn House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa
this entity surface form: House of Assembly of South Africa