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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
parliamentary chamber
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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
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tricameral constitution of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
entrenching racial segregation
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lack of real political power ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | apartheid era ⓘ |
| ethnicSegregationPolicy | Indian-only representation ⓘ |
| excludedGroup |
Black African majority
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Coloured population ⓘ white population ⓘ |
| function |
participation in tricameral legislative process
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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
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House of Representatives (Coloured chamber) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late apartheid constitutional reforms ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of institutionalized racial representation in parliament ⓘ |
| ideologyContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
Afrikaans
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English ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Indian population in South Africa
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South African Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament House, Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parliament of South Africa
NERFINISHED
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tricameral Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | subordinate to white-dominated House of Assembly ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | apartheid ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Assembly (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
South African general election, 1987
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