1960 South African republic referendum information
1960 South African republic referendum
5 October 1960
Are you in favour of a Republic for the Union?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
850,458
52.29%
No
775,878
47.71%
Valid votes
1,626,336
99.52%
Invalid or blank votes
7,904
0.48%
Total votes
1,634,240
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
1,800,426
90.77%
Results by province
Front page of Die Transvaler, 7 October 1960, announcing republican victory by 70,000 votes
A referendum on becoming a republic was held in South Africa on 5 October 1960. The Afrikaner-dominated right-wing National Party, which had come to power in 1948, was avowedly republican and regarded the position of Queen Elizabeth II as the South African monarch as a relic of British imperialism.[1] The National Party government subsequently organised the referendum on whether the then Union of South Africa should become a republic. The vote, which was restricted to whites—the first such national election in the union—was narrowly approved by 52.29% of the voters.[2][3] The Republic of South Africa was constituted on 31 May 1961.
^South Africa: A War Won, TIME, 9 June 1961
^The Statesman's Year-Book 1975-76, J. Paxton, 1976, Macmillan, page 1289
^"Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd". South African History Online. Retrieved 9 March 2013. On 5 October 1960 a referendum was held in which White voters were asked "Do you support a republic for the Union?" — 52 percent voted 'Yes'.
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