Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1968
Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1968 | |
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Parliament of South Africa | |
Long title
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Citation | Act No. 50 of 1968 |
Enacted by | Republic of South Africa Constitution Act, 1983 |
Related legislation | |
Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951 | |
Status: Repealed |
The Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1968 (Act No. 50 of 1968) was an
white
voters.
The act was promulgated on 5 June 1968, but the repeal only took effect at the dissolution of the House of Assembly on 2 March 1970, before the
general election of 22 April 1970
. In the interim, the term of office of the four members was extended and the filling of any vacancy in their seats (or the vacancy of the additional Senate seat for the Coloured population of the Cape Province) was prohibited.
In 1969 Coloured citizens were given the right to elect members to the Coloured Persons Representative Council, a quasi-legislative body with limited powers.
The act was repealed by the Constitution of 1983, which created the House of Representatives to represent Coloured citizens in Parliament.