Transvaal presidential election, 1872

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Presidential elections were held in Transvaal in 1872.[1] The result was a victory for Thomas François Burgers,[2] who defeated the "Afrikanerised" Englishman William Robinson,[3] who had been supported by Paul Kruger.[4] Burgers was sworn in as President on 27 June.[5]

Results

Candidate Votes %
Thomas François Burgers 2,964 88.4
William Robinson 388 11.6
Total 3,352 100
Source: Debroey

References

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  1. John Noble (1896) Illustrated official handbook of the Cape and South Africa J.C. Juta & Co, p463
  2. Steven Debroey (1989) South Africa to the sources of apartheid
  3. Marq De Villiers (1988) White tribe dreaming: apartheid's bitter roots as witnessed by eight generations of an Afrikaner family Viking
  4. Jeremy Lawrence (2001) Buccaneer: a biography of Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, first Baronet Gryphon Press, p48
  5. Alan Patrick Cartwright (1973) Valley of gold Timmins, p25