page_title: 1920 South African general election
hierarchical_section_title: 1920 South African general election
context_page_description: The 1920 South African general election was held for the 134 seats in the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, on 10 March 1920. This was for the third Union Parliament.
  The National Party won the largest number of seats, but not a majority. The South African Party minority government continued in office, with Unionist Party support in Parliament. This was the third successive term of SAP government, but only the second period with General Jan Smuts as Prime Minister. The first SAP premier had died in office in 1919, during the previous Parliament.
  The National Party became the official opposition, for the first time.
context_section_description: The 1920 South African general election was held for the 134 seats in the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, on 10 March 1920. This was for the third Union Parliament.
  The National Party (NP) won the largest number of seats, but not a majority. The South African Party (SAP) minority government continued in office, with Unionist Party support in Parliament. This was the third successive term of SAP government, but only the second period with General Jan Smuts as Prime Minister. The first SAP premier (General Louis Botha) had died in office in 1919, during the previous Parliament.
  The National Party became the official opposition, for the first time.
caption: House of Assembly after the election