1883 Transvaal presidential election

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16 April 1883

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Nominee	Paul Kruger	Piet Joubert
Popular vote	3,431	1,171
Percentage	74.55%	25.45%

President before election

Triumvirate

Elected President

Paul Kruger

Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic on 16 April 1883.^[1] The election was held after the country's triumvirate leadership, consisting of Paul Kruger, Piet Joubert and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, was abolished.^[1] The result was a victory for Kruger, who was sworn in on 9 May.^[1]

Results


Candidate	Votes	%
Paul Kruger	3,431	74.55
Piet Joubert	1,171	25.45
Total	4,602	100.00

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Paul Kruger is elected President South African History Online
^ Encyclopædia Britannica 1911, p522

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