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	== History ==		== History ==
	As a largely working-class seat, Jeppes was an early stronghold of the ]. At the ] in 1910, the seat was won by Labour party leader ], who moved to the newly created seat of Bezuidenhout in 1915, and the rump Jeppes seat (renamed Siemert for this election only) was won by fellow Labour member ]. Sampson would hold the seat until 1933, when he was defeated by ] candidate Hjalmar Reitz, and starting from 1938 the seat would be held by the ] ]. Following Solomon's retirement in 1958, the seat became marginal, falling to the ] in 1966 and again in 1977. The National ~~candidate~~ in 1977, ], defected to the ] on its foundation in 1982, but moved to the Overvaal constituency in 1987. That year, the Nationals won Jeppe back, and held it at ] in 1989.		As a largely working-class seat, Jeppes was an early stronghold of the ]. At the ] in 1910, the seat was won by Labour party leader ], who moved to the newly created seat of Bezuidenhout in 1915, and the rump Jeppes seat (renamed Siemert for this election only) was won by fellow Labour member ]. Sampson would hold the seat until 1933, when he was defeated by ] candidate Hjalmar Reitz, and starting from 1938 the seat would be held by the ] ]. Following Solomon's retirement in 1958, the seat became marginal, falling to the ] in 1966 and again in 1977. The National MP elected in 1977, ], defected to the ] on its foundation in 1982, but moved to the Overvaal constituency in 1987. That year, the Nationals won Jeppe back, and held it at ] in 1989.

	== Members ==		== Members ==

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Jeppes
Former constituency for the South African House of Assembly
Location of Jeppes within Johannesburg (1910)
Province	Transvaal
Electorate	20,876 (1989)
Former constituency
Created	1910
Abolished	1994
Number of members	1
Last MHA	(NP)
Replaced by	Gauteng

Jeppes (known as Siemert for the 1915 general election and as Jeppe in its later years) was a constituency in the Transvaal Province of South Africa, which existed from 1910 to 1994. It covered parts of the inner eastern suburbs of Johannesburg, centred on the suburb of Jeppestown. Throughout its existence it elected one member to the House of Assembly and one to the Transvaal Provincial Council.

Franchise notes

When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the electoral qualifications in use in each pre-existing colony were kept in place. In the Transvaal Colony, and its predecessor the South African Republic, the vote was restricted to white men, and as such, elections in the Transvaal Province were held on a whites-only franchise from the beginning. The franchise was also restricted by property and education qualifications until the 1933 general election, following the passage of the Women's Enfranchisement Act, 1930 and the Franchise Laws Amendment Act, 1931. From then on, the franchise was given to all white citizens aged 21 or over. Non-whites remained disenfranchised until the end of apartheid and the introduction of universal suffrage in 1994.

History

As a largely working-class seat, Jeppes was an early stronghold of the South African Labour Party. At the first general election in 1910, the seat was won by Labour party leader Frederic Creswell, who moved to the newly created seat of Bezuidenhout in 1915, and the rump Jeppes seat (renamed Siemert for this election only) was won by fellow Labour member Harry Sampson. Sampson would hold the seat until 1933, when he was defeated by Roos Party candidate Hjalmar Reitz, and starting from 1938 the seat would be held by the United Party's Bertha Solomon. Following Solomon's retirement in 1958, the seat became marginal, falling to the National Party in 1966 and again in 1977. The National MP elected in 1977, Koos van der Merwe, defected to the Conservative Party on its foundation in 1982, but moved to the Overvaal constituency in 1987. That year, the Nationals won Jeppe back, and held it at the last whites-only election in 1989.

Members

	Member	Party
1910	Frederic Creswell	Labour
1915	Harry Sampson
1920
1921
1924
1929
1933	Hjalmar Reitz	Roos Party
1938	Bertha Solomon	United Party
1943
1948
1953
1958	F. J. C. Cronje
1961	F. J. C. Cronje
1966	M. W. Botha	National Party
1970	H. Miller	United Party
1974	H. Miller	United Party
1977	Koos van der Merwe	National Party
1981		National Party
1982		Conservative
1987	H. J. Bekker	National Party
1989	member unknown	National Party

Detailed results

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1910: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frederic Creswell	1,065	52.4	*New*
	Unionist	R. Feetham	968	47.6	New
Majority			97	4.8	N/A
Turnout			2,033		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

General election 1915: Siemert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	909	60.5	+8.1
	Unionist	A. E. Cowley	593	39.5	New
Majority			851	21.0	N/A
Turnout			1,502	71.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1920: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	1,257	83.3	+22.8
	National	C. Grobbelaar	156	10.3	New
	Independent Socialist	C. B. Tyler	67	4.4	New
	Unionist	D. Urquhart	28	1.9	−37.6
Majority			1,101	73.0	N/A
Turnout			1,508	48.3	−22.7
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

General election 1921: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	Unopposed
	Labour hold

General election 1924: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	1,301	65.3	−15.5
	South African	D. Anderson	690	34.7	New
Majority			611	30.6	N/A
Turnout			1,991	70.7	N/A
			Swing	N/A

General election 1929: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	1,230	51.4	+6.3
	South African	H. Carter	1,064	44.4	New
	Labour	H. Carruthers	101	4.2	New
Majority			166	7.0	−23.6
Turnout			2,395	76.2	+5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.8

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1933: Jeppes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Roos	Hjalmar Reitz	2,552	65.7	+10.1
	Labour	Harry Sampson	1,330	34.3	New
Majority			1,222	31.4	N/A
Turnout			3,882	55.8	−20.4
	Roos gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

References

"EISA South Africa: Historical franchise arrangements". Eisa.org.za. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Schoeman, B.M. (1977). Parlementêre verkiesings in Suid-Afrika 1910-1976. Pretoria: Aktuele Publikasies.

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