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Elections for the
Legislative Council were held on 21 January, except for Eastern Province where the election was delayed until 21 February due to the death of a candidate. On 31 January Jameson resigned as Premier after it became clear that the Progressives had lost their majority in the council,
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which would make governing difficult - even if they could win a majority in the
Assembly elections later that year. Merriman was appointed Premier on 3 February, ahead of both the Council election for Eastern Province and the Assembly elections.
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that agreed the constitutional framework for the Union of South Africa beginning later that year.
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under
Leander Starr Jameson. These elections would be the last for the Cape Colony, with the
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Elections and referendums in the Boer republics and South
African colonial territories
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66:All 107 seats in the House of Assembly
17:1908 Cape Colony parliamentary election
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193:Prime Minister before election
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69:54 seats needed for a majority
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179:Blue - South African Party
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524:Parliamentary elections
241:defeated the governing
910:Presidential elections
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208:Elected Prime Minister
198:Leander Starr Jameson
126:Leander Starr Jameson
337:Legislative Assembly
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419:Smith pg.72
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202:Progressive
161:33 (House)
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1000:Categories
985:See also:
427:References
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902:Transvaal
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257:Results
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