House of Assembly (South Africa)

House of Assembly of South Africa

Volksraad van Suid-Afrika
House of Assembly of South Africa ; Volksraad van Suid-Afrika
	Coat of arms
Type
Type	Lower house (1910–1981); Unicameral (1981–1984); White representative house (1984–1994);
History
Established	1910
Disbanded	1994
Succeeded by	National Assembly
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
First election	15 September 1910
Last election	6 September 1989
Meeting place
	Houses of Parliament; Cape Town; Cape Province, South Africa

The House of Assembly (known in Afrikaans as the Volksraad, or "People's Council") was the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa from 1910 to 1981, the sole parliamentary chamber between 1981 and 1984, and latterly the white representative house of the Tricameral Parliament from 1984 to 1994, when it was replaced by the current National Assembly. Throughout its history, it was exclusively constituted of white members who were elected to office predominantly by white citizens, though until 1960 and 1970, respectively, some Black Africans and Coloureds in the Cape Province voted under a restricted form of suffrage.

The old House of Assembly chamber was severely damaged in a fire in January 2022.^[1]

^ "South Africa's national assembly chambers destroyed in parliament fire". Stuff. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[1] "South Africa's national assembly chambers destroyed in parliament fire". Stuff. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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