View source for 1973 Venda legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in [[Venda]] on 15 and 16 August 1973.<ref name=AED>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/za_homelands.html Elections in South Africa's Apartheid-Era Homelands "Bantustans"] African Elections Database</ref> The [[Venda Independence People's Party]] won 13 of the 18 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly.<ref name=AED/>

==Electoral system==
The Legislative Assembly consisted of 60 seats, of which only 18 were elected.<ref name=AED/> The remaining 42 seats were reserved for 25 Chiefs, 2 Headmen and a further 15 members appointed by Chiefs.<ref name=AED/>

==Results==
{{Election results
|party1=[[Venda Independence People's Party]]|votes1=|seats1=13
|party2=[[Venda National Party]]|votes2=|seats2=5
|row3=Chiefs|seats3=25
|row4=Headmen|seats4=2
|row5=Appointees|seats5=15
|source=[http://africanelections.tripod.com/za_homelands.html African Elections Database]
}}

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