United Party (South Africa)
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The United Party (South Africa) was a major mid-20th-century South African political party that promoted a more moderate alternative to hardline apartheid policies before being eclipsed by the National Party.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Party (Cape Province) | 1 |
| United Party (Natal) | 1 |
| United Party (Orange Free State) | 1 |
| United Party (Transvaal) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1977 ⓘ |
| electoralStatus | official opposition in Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| endTimeOfElectoralStatus | 1977 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfHeldOffice | 1948 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
J. B. M. Hertzog
ⓘ
Jan Smuts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United Party (South Africa)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United Party (Cape Province)
United Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Party (Natal)
United Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Party (Orange Free State)
United Party (South Africa) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Party (Transvaal)
|
| hasPoliticalProgramme | gradual reform of racial policies within existing segregation framework ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cape Town ⓘ |
| heldOffice | governing party of South Africa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
South African liberalism
ⓘ
liberal conservatism ⓘ |
| inception | 1934 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leader |
De Villiers Graaff
ⓘ
J. G. N. Strauss ⓘ Jan Smuts ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of South Africa ⓘ |
| mergedFrom |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party (South Africa, 1914)
South African Party ⓘ |
| namedAfter | unity government ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Colin Eglin
ⓘ
De Villiers Graaff ⓘ Harry Lawrence ⓘ J. G. N. Strauss ⓘ Jan Smuts ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party (South Africa, 1914)
Progressive Party (South Africa) ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| positionOnApartheid |
accepted many segregationist policies while opposing extreme apartheid measures
ⓘ
advocated more moderate racial policies than the National Party ⓘ |
| precededBy |
National Party (South Africa)
ⓘ
surface form:
National Party (South Africa, 1914)
South African Party ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | declining electoral support and internal divisions ⓘ |
| shortName | UP ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
defeat by National Party in 1948 general election
ⓘ
formation through fusion of South African Party and National Party in 1934 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfElectoralStatus | 1948 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfHeldOffice | 1934 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
New Republic Party
ⓘ
Progressive Federal Party ⓘ |
| supportedBy | many white English-speaking South Africans ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Party (Natal)
this entity surface form:
United Party (Transvaal)
this entity surface form:
United Party (Cape Province)
this entity surface form:
United Party (Orange Free State)