House of Delegates (Indian chamber)

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The House of Delegates (Indian chamber) was the racially segregated parliamentary chamber in apartheid-era South Africa designated for Indian representation within the tricameral legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary chamber
tricameral parliament chamber
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED
characterizedAs token representation body
country South Africa
createdUnder Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 1983 NERFINISHED
tricameral constitution of South Africa NERFINISHED
criticizedFor entrenching racial segregation
lack of real political power
establishedInPeriod apartheid era
ethnicSegregationPolicy Indian-only representation
excludedGroup Black African majority
Coloured population
white population
function participation in tricameral legislative process
passage of legislation affecting Indian affairs
governanceLevel national
governedBy South African electoral laws for Indians
governingAuthority State President of South Africa NERFINISHED
hasCounterpartChamber House of Assembly (white chamber) NERFINISHED
House of Representatives (Coloured chamber) NERFINISHED
historicalContext late apartheid constitutional reforms
historicalSignificance example of institutionalized racial representation in parliament
ideologyContext apartheid
languageOfProceedings Afrikaans
English
legislativeBodyFor Indian population in South Africa
South African Indians NERFINISHED
locatedIn Cape Town NERFINISHED
meetsAt Parliament House, Cape Town NERFINISHED
partOf Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED
tricameral Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED
politicalStatus subordinate to white-dominated House of Assembly
politicalSystem apartheid
relatedTo House of Assembly (South Africa) NERFINISHED
House of Representatives (South Africa) NERFINISHED
apartheid-era constitutional reforms
representationBasis racial classification as Indian
representationType racially defined constituency
role representation of Indian community in national legislation
segregatedBy race
typeOfSegregation racial segregation in legislature
votingRightsLimitedTo Indian voters

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South African general election, 1987 excludedChambersFromElection House of Delegates (Indian chamber)