1938 South African general election

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1938 South African general election

← 1933 18 May 1938 1943 →
All 150 general roll seats in the House of Assembly 76 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,052,652
Turnout	79.36% ( 45.59pp)
First party Second party   Leader J. B. M. Hertzog D. F. Malan Party United Purified National Last election 53.95%, 136 seats[a] Did not exist Seats won 111 27 Seat change 25 New party Popular vote 446,032 259,543 Percentage 53.81% 31.31% Swing 0.14pp New party   Third party Fourth party   Leader Charles Stallard Walter Madeley Party Dominion Labour Last election Did not exist 6.34%, 2 seats Seats won 8 3 Seat change New party 1 Popular vote 52,356 48,641 Percentage 6.32% 5.87% Swing New party 0.47pp
Results by province Largest party by province
Prime Minister before election J. B. M. Hertzog United Elected Prime Minister J. B. M. Hertzog United

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General elections were held in South Africa on 18 May 1938 to elect the 150 members of the House of Assembly.^[1] The United Party won an absolute majority.

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