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Engraving of the first opening of the Cape Parliament in 1854.

The Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope functioned as the legislature of the Cape Colony, from its founding in 1853, until the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, when it was dissolved and the Parliament of South Africa was established. It consisted of the House of Assembly (the lower house) and the legislative council (the upper house).

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Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope

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The Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope functioned as the legislature of the Cape Colony, from its founding in 1853, until the creation of the Union of...

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Cape Colony

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The Cape Colony (Dutch: Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good...

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University of the Cape of Good Hope

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16 of 1873 in the Cape of Good Hope Parliament. Modelled on the University of London, it offered examinations but not tuition, and had the power to confer...

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Joseph Vintcent Sr

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a member of the Legislative Council (upper house) of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Born in The Hague, Netherlands, as the son of Lodewijk Vincent...

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Cape Province

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The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province (Afrikaans: Kaapprovinsie)...

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Parliament of South Africa

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the Parliament of South Africa, before the 1910 Union of South Africa, was the bicameral Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. This was composed of the House...

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2022 Parliament of South Africa fire

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the Good Hope Chamber. The Good Hope Chamber is one of the oldest meeting rooms of Parliament. It was the meeting place of the Parliament of the Cape...

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Cape Dutch

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Christoffel Brand, son of a former Dutch colonial official and first Speaker of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, was one of the most outspoken proponents...

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Max Sonnenberg

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1891. Charles was elected to the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope in 1896. Louis's family first lived in the village of Madibogo, where he managed a...

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William Harries

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from Minnesota William Matthew Harries, member of both houses of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope Will Harries, Welsh rugby union player William...

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John Thomas Eustace

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conservative member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Born in 1825 at Grosvenor Place, London, he was the eldest son of Lieutenant General Sir...

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Patrick Goold

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was a prominent member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Patrick Goold was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1814, the son of Michael Henry and Elizabeth...

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Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa

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South Africa. Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope House of Assembly of South Africa Tricameral Parliament National Assembly of South Africa "The Speakers Corner"...

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Basutoland

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Act No. 12 of 1871 of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope, confirmed by an Order in Council of 3 November 1871. The rule of the Cape Colony then...

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Dutch diaspora

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Christoffel Brand, son of a former senior VOC official, who became the first Speaker of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Brand claimed that "England...

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Timeline of South Africa

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This is a timeline of the history of the area in present-day South Africa....

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John Sweet Distin

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– 2 August 1902) was a prominent member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Distin arrived in the Cape in 1846 when his family's ship was sailing...

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List of governors of British South African colonies

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disestablished as a result of the creation of the Union of South Africa, the area was divided into four provinces of the Union: Cape Province, Natal Province...

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1908 Cape Colony parliamentary election

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Elections for the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope were held in Cape Colony in 1908. The South African party led by John X. Merriman defeated the governing...

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Western Cape Division

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Constitutional Court Justice. The origins of the Western Cape Division lie in the Supreme Court of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, which was established...

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William Matthew Harries

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influential member of both houses of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. A British settler, Harries was early on involved in politics in the Cape, and he was...

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James Murison

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1816 - 1885) was an influential member of the Legislative Council of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Born in 1816 in Scotland, in his youth...

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Charles Aken Fairbridge

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was a Cape Colony book collector and a conservative member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Fairbridge was born in Cape Town, the son of recent...

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Philip John Stigant

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member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope and a three-time Mayor of the City of Cape Town. In his youth, Stigant served with the Cape Town Artillery...

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Charles Lennox Stretch

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prominent member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. Stretch was born in Bristol, England, in an old Irish family. He joined the army and was sent...

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Coat of arms of the Cape Colony

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The laying of the foundation stone of the new parliament building in May 1875 was considered as a good opportunity to introduce it. A Cape Town attorney...

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