The 18th South African Parliament was the eighteenth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the unification of South Africa in 1910 and the sixth to convene since the adoption of the republican constitution in 1961. It was elected in the 1981 South African general election and consisted of the unicameral House of Assembly. The House of Assembly contained 165 members.
Three parties were represented in this parliament: the National Party (NP), the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), and the New Republic Party (NRP). The National Party retained a diminished majority: it won 131 of the 165 seats, a decrease from the 134 seats it held in the 17th Parliament.
Summary by province The table below gives the number of registered voters (all of whom were classified as white under the apartheid legislation) and parliamentary seats, on the day of the election, broken down by province.South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, page 174 The provinces are those which existed prior to 1994.
Province Number of seats Number of votersCape 55 686,738Natal 20 264,199Orange Free State 14 178,099Transvaal 76 1,161,590Total 165 2,290,626
Parties represented PartySeatsNational Party131Progressive Federal Party26New Republic Party8
Members of Parliament The following is a list of MPs elected in the 1981 general election to the 18th Parliament, which sat until the 1987 general election.South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, pp. 174-178
ConstituencyProvince Name Party AlbanyCapeMoorcroft, ErrolPFPAlbertonTransvaalLigthelm, C.J.NPAlgoaCapeKleynhans, J.W.NPAliwalCapeGreeff, J.W.NPAmanzimtotiNatalBartlett, G.S.NRPBarbertonTransvaalUys, C.NPBeaufort WestCapePoggenpoel, D.J.NPBellvilleCapeVan der Walt, A.T.NPBenoniTransvaalRencken, C.R.E.NPBereaNatalSwart, R.A.F.PFPBethalTransvaalWentzel, GreylingNPBethlehemFree StateVan der Merwe, C.V. NPBezuidenhoutTransvaalSive, R.PFPBloemfontein EastFree StateVan der Walt, Dr L.NPBloemfontein NorthFree StateTerblanche, G.P.D.NPBloemfontein WestFree StateCoetsee, KobieNPBoksburgTransvaalBlanché, SakkieNPBrakpanTransvaalLe Roux, F.J.NPBrentwoodTransvaalVan Zyl, J.G.NPBritsTransvaalGrobler, Dr J.P.NPBryanstonTransvaalVan Rensburg, H.E.J.PFPCaledonCapeFick, L.H.NPCape Town GardensCapeAndrew, KenPFPCarletonvilleTransvaalLandman, W.J.NPCeresCapeHugo, P.B.B.NPClaremontCapeSlabbert, Frederik van ZylPFPConstantiaCapeHulley, P.R.PFPCradockCapeMorrison, G.de V.NPDe AarCapeVan Heerden, R.F.NPDe KuilenCapeStreicher, MyburghNPDelmasTransvaalSchoeman, H.NPDurban Central NatalGastrow, P.H.P.PFPDurban North NatalMiller, R.B.NRPDurban PointNatalRaw, VauseNRPDurbanvilleCapeMunnik, L.A.P.A.NPEast London CityCapeDe Pontes, P.NPEast London NorthCapeCoetzer, H.S.NPEdenvaleTransvaalGoodall, B.B.PFPErmeloTransvaalTempel, H.J.NPFalse BayCapeAlbertyn, JacobusNPFauresmithFree StateOlivier, P.J.S.NPFloridaTransvaalDu Plessis, BarendNPGeduldTransvaalDe Beer, SamNPGeorgeCapeBotha, P. W.NPGermistonTransvaalVan Eeden, D.S.NPGermiston DistrictTransvaalScholtz, E.M.NPGezinaTransvaalSwanepoel, K.D.NPGordoniaCapeVan Wyk, J.A.NPGraaff-ReinetCapeHayward, S.A.S.NPGreen PointCapeVan der Merwe, S.S.PFPGreytownNatalCronjé, P.C.PFPGroote SchuurCapeBamford, B.R.PFPHeilbronFree StateTerblanche, A.J.W.P.S.NPHelderbergCapeHeunis, ChrisNPHelderkruinTransvaalVan der Merwe, C.J.NPHerculesTransvaalVan Vuuren, L.M.J.NPHillbrowTransvaalWidman, A.B.PFPHoughtonTransvaalSuzman, HelenPFPHumansdorpCapeMeyer, W.D.NPInnesdalTransvaalNothnagel, A.E.NPJeppeTransvaalVan der Merwe, KoosNPJohannesburg NorthTransvaalMarais, J.F.PFPJohannesburg WestTransvaalMeyer, RoelfNPKempton ParkTransvaalDu Plessis, G.C.NPKimberley NorthCapeDe Jager, A.M.van A.NPKimberley SouthCapeNiemann, KeppiesNPKing William's TownCapeRogers, P.R.C.NRPKlerksdorpTransvaalVenter, A.A.NPKlip RiverNatalVolker, V.A.NPKoedoespoortTransvaalVan Staden, F.A.H.NPKroonstadFree StateBreytenbach, WynandNPKrugersdorpTransvaalWessels, LeonNPKurumanCapeHoon, J.H.NPLadybrandFree StateVan den Berg, J.C.NPLanglaagteTransvaalBarnard, S.P.NPLichtenburgTransvaalHartzenberg, FerdiNPLosbergTransvaalWright, A.P.NPLydenburgTransvaalDu Plessis, P.T.C.NPMaitlandCapeDurr, KentNPMalmesburyCapeKotzé, G.J.NPMaraisburgTransvaalPretorius, P.H.NPMeyertonTransvaalVan der Merwe, W.L.NPMiddelburgTransvaalLigthelm, N.W.NPModderfonteinTransvaalMalan, MagnusNPMooi RiverNatalHardingham, R.W.NRPMossel BayCapeVan Rensburg, H.M.J.NPNamaqualandCapeLouw, E.van der M.NPNelspruitTransvaalMaré, P.L.NPNewcastleNatalSchoeman, W.J.NPNewton ParkCapeDelport, W.H.NPNigelTransvaalVisagie, J.H.NPNorth RandTransvaalSchoeman, J.C.B.NPOudtshoornCapeBadenhorst, P.J.NPOvervaalTransvaalBallot, G.C.NPPaarlCapeMeiring, J.W.H.NPParktownTransvaalBarnard, M.S.PFPParowCapeKotzé, S.F.NPParysFree StateKotzé, W.D.NPPietermaritzburg NorthNatalMcIntosch, G.B.D.PFPPietermaritzburg SouthNatalTarr, M.A.PFPPietersburgTransvaalSnyman, W.J.NPPiketbergCapeKotzé, D.A.NPPinelandsCapeBoraine, AlexPFPPinetownNatalPitman, S.A.PFPPort Elizabeth CentralCapeMalcomess, D.J.N.PFPPort Elizabeth NorthCapeVan der Linde, G.J.NPPort NatalNatalCronjé, P.NPPotchefstroomTransvaalLe Grange, LouisNPPotgietersrusTransvaalGolden, S.G.A.NPPretoria CentralTransvaalNel, D.J.L.NPPretoria EastTransvaalAlant, TheoNPPretoria WestTransvaalLe Roux, Z.P.NPPrieskaCapeVan Niekerk, A.I.NPPrimroseTransvaalKoornhof, PietNPQueenstownCapeLouw, M.H.NPRandburgTransvaalMalan, W.C.NPRandfonteinTransvaalGeldenhuys, BoyNPRissikTransvaalVan der Merwe, H.D.K.NPRoodeplaatTransvaalLloyd, J.J.NPRoodepoortTransvaalCuyler, W.J.NPRosettenvilleTransvaalVan Rensburg, H.M.J.NPRustenburgTransvaalVeldman, M.H.NPSandtonTransvaalDalling, DavidPFPSasolburgFree StateUngerer, J.H.B.NPSchweizer-RenekeTransvaalLemmer, W.A.NPSea PointCapeEglin, ColinPFPSimonstownCapeWiley, JohnNPSmithfieldFree StateSimkin, C.H.W.NPSouth CoastNatalThompson, A.G.NRPSoutpansbergTransvaalBotha, S.P.NPSpringsTransvaalVan der Merwe, G.J.NPStandertonTransvaalHefer, W.J.NPStellenboschCapeSmit, Hon. H.H.NPStilfonteinTransvaalCunningham, J.H.NPSundays RiverCapeConradie, F.D.NPSunnysideTransvaalVan Zyl, J.J.B.NPSwellendamCapeGeldenhuys, A.NPTurffonteinTransvaalFourie, L.H.NPTygervalleiCapeVan Breda, A.NPUitenhageCapeLe Roux, D.E.T.NPUmbiloNatalWatterson, D.W.NRPUmfoloziNatalHeine, W.J.NPUmhlangaNatalPage, B.W.B.NRPUmhlatuzanaNatalPretorius, N.J.NPUmlaziNatalBotha, CorneliusNPVanderbijlparkTransvaalViljoen, GerritNPVascoCapeHeyns, J.H.NPVentersdorpTransvaalWilkens, B.H.NPVereenigingTransvaalDe Klerk, F. W.NPVerwoerdburgTransvaalVlok, AdriaanNPVirginiaFree StateClase, P.J.NPVryburgCapeDu Toit, J.P.NPVryheidNatalMentz, JurieNPWalmerCapeSavage, A.PFPWaterbergTransvaalTreurnicht, AndriesNPWaterkloofTransvaalLangley, T.NPWelkomFree StateWeeber, A.NPWellingtonCapeMalherbe, G.J.NPWestdeneTransvaalBotha, PikNPWinburgFree StateScott, D.B.NPWitbankTransvaalFouché, A.F.NPWonderboomTransvaalSteyn, D. W.NPWorcesterCapeRabie, J.NPWynbergCapeMyburgh, P.A.PFPYeovilleTransvaalSchwarz, HarryPFP
References South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, (Chris van Rensburg Publications 198w)