Established 1969 | Disbanded 1980 | |
Preceded by Union Council for Coloured Affairs Succeeded by House of Representatives Chairman of the Executive Tom Swartz (1969–1975)Sonny Leon (1975)Alathea Jansen (1975–1980) Seats 60 (40 elected, 20 nominated) |
The Coloured Persons Representative Council of the Republic of South Africa was a partially elected council with limited legislative powers, intended to represent coloured South Africans during the apartheid era. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980. In 1984 the House of Representatives was created to represent coloured voters in the Tricameral Parliament.
Contents
Election results
30 September 1969:
19 March 1975:
Laws enacted
In the course of its existence the CPRC only passed a small number of laws:
References
Coloured Persons Representative Council Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA