1933 South African general election

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1933 South African general election

← 1929 17 May 1933 1938 →
All 150 seats in the House of Assembly 76 seats needed for a majority
Registered	957,636
Turnout	33.77% ( 41.57pp)
First party Second party   Leader J. B. M. Hertzog Jan Smuts Party National South African Leader's seat Smithfield Standerton Last election 41.17%, 78 seats 46.50%, 61 seats Seats won 75 61 Seat change 3 Popular vote 101,159 71,486 Percentage 31.61% 22.34% Swing 9.55pp 24.16pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Tielman Roos Walter Madeley Party Roos Labour Leader's seat stood in Rustenburg Benoni Last election Did not exist 9.86%, 8 seats Seats won 2 2 Seat change New party 6 Popular vote 27,441 20,276 Percentage 8.58% 6.34% Swing New party 3.52pp
Results by province
Prime Minister before election J. B. M. Hertzog National Elected Prime Minister J. B. M. Hertzog National

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General elections were held in South Africa on 17 May 1933 to elect the 150 members of the House of Assembly.^[1] The National Party won half the seats in the House, but the coalition with the South African Party continued.