Separate Representation of Voters Act
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The Separate Representation of Voters Act was an apartheid-era South African law that removed Coloured voters from the common electoral roll, entrenching racial segregation in the political system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Separate Representation of Voters Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African statute
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apartheid law ⓘ |
| affectedRight | franchise of Coloured voters ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Act No. 46 of 1951
NERFINISHED
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Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToGroup | Coloured voters in the Cape Province ⓘ |
| associatedWithGovernment | Malan government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| createdBody |
separate electoral representatives for Coloured voters
ⓘ
separate voters’ roll for Coloured people ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1951 ⓘ |
| discriminatedOnBasisOf |
colour
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race ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
apartheid ideology
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white supremacy ⓘ |
| impact |
consolidation of white minority rule
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marginalisation of Coloured political influence ⓘ |
| ledTo |
constitutional crisis over Senate powers
ⓘ
enlargement of the Senate to secure a two‑thirds majority ⓘ |
| legalChallenge | Harris v Minister of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalChallengeOutcome | initially declared invalid by the Appellate Division ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
to entrench racial segregation in the electoral system
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to establish a separate electoral roll for Coloured voters ⓘ to remove Coloured voters from the common voters’ roll ⓘ |
| methodOfImplementation | constitutional amendment procedure ⓘ |
| partOf | apartheid legislative framework ⓘ |
| policyType |
disenfranchisement
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racial segregation ⓘ |
| politicalContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| precededByPolicy | Cape Qualified Franchise ⓘ |
| reducedRepresentationIn |
Cape Province electoral system
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House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Group Areas Act, 1950
NERFINISHED
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Natives Representation Act, 1936 NERFINISHED ⓘ Population Registration Act, 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repealedInContextOf | dismantling of apartheid ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | common voters’ roll including some Coloured voters ⓘ |
| sponsoredByParty | National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
South African political history studies
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constitutional law scholarship ⓘ |
| tookEffectInYear | 1956 ⓘ |
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