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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instanceOf parliamentary chamber
abolishedBy interim Constitution of South Africa (1993)
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)
hasCounterpartChamber House of Assembly (South Africa)
House of Representatives (South Africa)
hasLimitedPowersOver own racial group affairs
historicalPeriod late apartheid era
languageUsed Afrikaans
English
lastElectionDate 1989
legalBasis 1983 Constitution of South Africa
legislativeBranchOf Tricameral Parliament of South Africa
legislatureType racially segregated chamber
location Cape Town
meetsIn Parliament of South Africa buildings
numberOfMembers 45
opposedBy anti-apartheid movements
partOf Tricameral Parliament of South Africa
politicalCharacterization instrument of apartheid reform strategy
token representation body
politicalSystemContext apartheid
relatedEvent 1983 South African constitutional referendum
relatedTo House of Assembly (South Africa)
House of Representatives (South Africa)
apartheid in South Africa
replacedBy Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (post-1994)
representedGroupExcludedFrom Black African majority
House of Assembly (South Africa)
House of Representatives (South Africa)
represents Indian population in South Africa
startTime 1984
subordinateTo President’s Council (South Africa)
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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