Elections for the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope were held in Cape Colony in 1908. The South African party led by John X. Merriman defeated the governing Progressive Party under Leander Starr Jam
Sir Leander Starr Jameson
The Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope functioned as the legislature of the Cape Colony, from its founding in 1853, until the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, when it was dissolved and
1908 Cape Colony parliamentary election
…Elections for the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope were held in Cape Colony in 1908. The South African party led by John X. Merriman defeated the governing Progressive Party under Leander Starr Jameson…
Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope Cape Arch
Engraving of the first opening of the Cape Parliament in 1854.
The Masonic Lodge which served as the venue of the first Cape Parliament.
Freeman's original elaborate plan for the new Parliament.