South African general election, 1981
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The South African general election of 1981 was a whites-only parliamentary election held under the apartheid regime, shaping the composition of the House of Assembly during a period of intensifying internal resistance and international condemnation.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1981 South African general election | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary election
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whites-only election ⓘ |
| affectedOffice | Prime Minister of South Africa ⓘ |
| chamberType | lower house ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | Republic of South Africa Constitution (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| electoralRightsBasis | racial classification under apartheid laws ⓘ |
| electoralSegregationBasis | race ⓘ |
| electorateRestrictedTo | white population ⓘ |
| excludedGroups |
Black South Africans
ⓘ
Coloured South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | South African general election, 1987 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentSystem | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late apartheid era ⓘ |
| impact |
reinforced white minority rule
ⓘ
shaped composition of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| internationalPerception | illegitimate due to racial exclusion ⓘ |
| legalFramework | apartheid legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssueContext |
apartheid policy
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internal resistance to apartheid ⓘ international condemnation of apartheid ⓘ |
| oppositionContext |
growing internal resistance
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international sanctions debate ⓘ |
| partOf | apartheid-era South African elections ⓘ |
| precededBy | South African general election, 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimeContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | restricted racial franchise ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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1981 South African general election