page_title: Parliament of South Africa
section_title: 1961 to 1984
hierarchical_section_title: Parliament of South Africa / History / 1961 to 1984
caption_attribution_description: Coat of arms of the Parliament of South Africa 1932-2000
context_page_description: The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's legislature; under the present Constitution of South Africa, the bicameral Parliament comprises a National Assembly and a National Council of Provinces. The current twenty-seventh Parliament was first convened on 22 May 2019.
  From 1910 to 1994, members of Parliament were elected chiefly by the South African white minority. The first elections with universal suffrage were held in 1994.
context_section_description: The Republic of South Africa was established in 1961. The only change made to the composition of the Parliament was the substitution of the State President for the Queen. A few significant changes were made later:
  Coloured representation was ended in 1968, leaving both the Senate and the House of Assembly representing white voters only.
  South West Africa ceased to be represented in Parliament from 1977.
  The Senate was abolished in 1981, changing Parliament to a unicameral legislature.
caption: Coat of arms of the Parliament of South Africa 1964–2007[11]
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