1953 South African general election
Results
The vote totals in the table below may not give a complete picture of the balance of political opinion, because of unopposed elections (where no votes were cast) and because contested seats may not have been fought by a candidate from all major parties.

1953 South African general election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: The vote totals in the table below may not give a complete picture of the balance of political opinion, because of unopposed elections (where no votes were cast) and because contested seats may not have been fought by a candidate from all major parties.

Party	Seats	Seats %	Votes	Votes %	Leader

National Party	94	60.26	598,718	49.48	Dr D. F. Malan

United	57	36.54	576,474	47.65	Koos Strauss

Labour	5	3.21	34,730	2.87	John Christie

Total	156

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The 1953 South African general election had 156 seats.

final_sentence: The 1953 South African general election had 156 seats.