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Coloured Persons Representative Council

Verteenwoordigende Kleurlingraad
Coloured Persons Representative Council ; Verteenwoordigende Kleurlingraad
History
Established	1969
Disbanded	1980
Preceded by	Union Council for Coloured Affairs
Succeeded by	House of Representatives
Leadership
Chairman of the Executive	Tom Swartz (1969–1975); Sonny Leon (1975); Alathea Jansen (1975–1980)
Seats	60 (40 elected, 20 nominated)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post with single-member divisions
Last election	19 March 1975
Meeting place
	Proteaville, Bellville, Cape Town

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The Coloured Persons Representative Council of the Republic of South Africa^[1] was a partially elected council with limited legislative powers, intended to represent coloured South Africans during the apartheid era. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980.^[2] In 1984 the House of Representatives was created to represent coloured voters in the Tricameral Parliament.

Election results

30 September 1969:

Party	Elected	Appointed	Total
Labour Party	26	0	26
Federal Party	11	20	31
National Coloured Peoples' Party	1	0	1
Republican Party	1	0	1
Independent	1	0	1^[3]
Total	40	20	60

19 March 1975:

Party	Elected	Appointed	Total
Labour Party	31	4	35
Federal Party	8	9	17
Social Democratic Party	0	1	1
Independent	1	6	7
Total	40	20	60

Laws enacted

In the course of its existence the CPRC only passed a small number of laws:

Law No. 1 of 1971: the Coloured Persons Rehabilitation Centres Law, 1971
Law No. 1 of 1972: the Coloured Persons Rehabilitation Centres Amendment Law, 1972
Law No. 1 of 1973: the Coloured Farmers Assistance Law, 1973
Law No. 1 of 1974: the Coloured Persons Social Pensions Law, 1974
Law No. 1 of 1977: the Coloured Persons Rehabilitation Centres Amendment Law, 1977
Law No. 1 of 1979: the Rural Coloured Areas Law, 1979

Notes and references

^ The name is sometimes written as "Coloured Persons' Representative Council"; however the text of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Act, 1964, omits the apostrophe.
^ Saks, David Yoram (1991). The failure of the Coloured Persons' Representative Council and its constitutional repercussions, 1956–1985 (M.A.). Rhodes University. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ The independent member joined the Federal Party immediately after the election.

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[1] The name is sometimes written as "Coloured Persons' Representative Council"; however the text of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Act, 1964, omits the apostrophe.

[2] Saks, David Yoram (1991). The failure of the Coloured Persons' Representative Council and its constitutional repercussions, 1956–1985 (M.A.). Rhodes University. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

[3] The independent member joined the Federal Party immediately after the election.

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-The '''Coloured Persons Representative Council of the Republic of South Africa'''<ref>The name is sometimes written as "Coloured Persons' Representative Council"; however the text of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Act, 1964, omits the apostrophe.</ref> was a partially elected council with limited legislative powers, intended to represent [[coloured]] South Africans during the [[apartheid]] era. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980.<ref>{{Cite thesis |type=M.A. |title=The failure of the Coloured Persons' Representative Council and its constitutional repercussions, 1956–1985 |url=http://eprints.ru.ac.za/1024/ |last=Saks |first=David Yoram |year=1991 |publisher=Rhodes University |accessdate=25 April 2012 }}</ref>
+The '''Coloured Persons Representative Council of the Republic of South Africa'''<ref>The name is sometimes written as "Coloured Persons' Representative Council"; however the text of the Coloured Persons Representative Council Act, 1964, omits the apostrophe.</ref> was a partially elected council with limited legislative powers, intended to represent [[coloured]] South Africans during the [[apartheid]] era. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980.<ref>{{Cite thesis |type=M.A. |title=The failure of the Coloured Persons' Representative Council and its constitutional repercussions, 1956–1985 |url=http://eprints.ru.ac.za/1024/ |last=Saks |first=David Yoram |year=1991 |publisher=Rhodes University |accessdate=25 April 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204000728/http://eprints.ru.ac.za/1024/ |archivedate=4 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1984 the [[House of Representatives of South Africa|House of Representatives]] was created to represent coloured voters in the [[Tricameral Parliament]].
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+In the course of its existence the CPRC only passed a small number of laws:
+* Law No. 1 of 1971: the Coloured Persons Rehabilitation Centres Law, 1971
+* Law No. 1 of 1972: the Coloured Persons Rehabilitation Centres Amendment Law, 1972
+* Law No. 1 of 1973: the Coloured Farmers Assistance Law, 1973
+* Law No. 1 of 1974: the Coloured Persons Social Pensions Law, 1974
+* Law No. 1 of 1977: the Coloured Persons Rehabilitation Centres Amendment Law, 1977
+* Law No. 1 of 1979: the Rural Coloured Areas Law, 1979
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