Cecil Rhodes
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Onze Jan)
Cecil Rhodes (left), Prime Minister of the Cape since 1890, was again returned with the support of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (right), leader of the Afrikaner Bond.

Elections to the Parliament of the Legislative Assembly for the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope were held in early 1894, and saw the victory of the incumbent Rhodes-Afrikaner Bond alliance.

Results

Parliament was dissolved on 19 December 1893. Turnout was 73%, an increase on the 67% seen in the last Assembly election in 1888.[1]

The Afrikaner Bond won 35 of the 76 seats in the House of Assembly, which gave the Rhodes administration a comfortable majority when combined with Rhodes personal supporters in the Assembly. The core opposition, largely led by James Rose Innes and John X. Merriman, had only around 15 seats.[2]

PartySeats
Afrikaner Bond35
Rhodes supporters10
Opposition15
Others16
Total76

References

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