1872 Transvaal presidential election

1872 Transvaal presidential election

1872

Nominee Thomas François Burgers William Robinson Popular vote 2,964 388 Percentage 88.42% 11.58%

President before election Daniel Jacobus Erasmus (Acting) Elected President Thomas François Burgers

Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic 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	88.42
William Robinson	388	11.58
Total	3,352	100.00
Source: Debroey

References

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