House of Delegates

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The House of Delegates was the chamber of South Africa’s apartheid-era tricameral parliament designated to represent the Indian population, operating from 1984 until the early 1990s.

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House of Delegates (South Africa) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary chamber
abolishedBy interim Constitution of South Africa (1993) NERFINISHED
boycottedBy many Indian community organizations
constitutionalStatus one of three racially defined houses
country South Africa
createdFor Indian population in South Africa
dissolutionReason transition to non-racial democracy in South Africa
electionFrequency every 5 years
endTime 1994
early 1990s
excludedFromPowersOver foreign policy
major economic policy
national security
firstElectionDate 1984
governedBy State President of South Africa (apartheid era) NERFINISHED
hasCounterpartChamber House of Assembly (South Africa) NERFINISHED
House of Representatives (South Africa) NERFINISHED
hasLimitedPowersOver own racial group affairs
historicalPeriod late apartheid era
languageUsed Afrikaans
English
lastElectionDate 1989
legalBasis 1983 Constitution of South Africa NERFINISHED
legislativeBranchOf Tricameral Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED
legislatureType racially segregated chamber
location Cape Town NERFINISHED
meetsIn Parliament of South Africa buildings NERFINISHED
numberOfMembers 45
opposedBy anti-apartheid movements
partOf Tricameral Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED
politicalCharacterization instrument of apartheid reform strategy
token representation body
politicalSystemContext apartheid
relatedEvent 1983 South African constitutional referendum
relatedTo House of Assembly (South Africa) NERFINISHED
House of Representatives (South Africa) NERFINISHED
apartheid in South Africa
replacedBy Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (post-1994) NERFINISHED
representedGroupExcludedFrom Black African majority
House of Assembly (South Africa) NERFINISHED
House of Representatives (South Africa) NERFINISHED
represents Indian population in South Africa
startTime 1984
subordinateTo President’s Council (South Africa) NERFINISHED
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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