South Africa Act, 1909/1946-04-12

as amended by

Exchequer and Audit Act, No. 21 of 1911

Appellate Division Act, No. 12 of 1920

South Africa Act, 1909, Amendment Act, No. 9 of 1925

South Africa Act, 1909, Further Amendment Act, No. 34 of 1925

Local Government (Provincial Powers) Act, No. 1 of 1926

Electoral Act, 1918, Amendment Act, No. 11 of 1926

Criminal and Magistrates’ Courts Procedure (Amendment) Act, No. 39 of 1926

Payment of Members of Parliament Act, No. 51 of 1926

Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, No. 11 of 1927

Rhodesia Appeals Act, No. 18 of 1931

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 17 of 1933

Financial Adjustments Act, No. 29 of 1933

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 45 of 1934

Status of the Union Act, No. 69 of 1934

Census Amendment Act, No. 5 of 1935

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 43 of 1935

General Law Amendment Act, No. 46 of 1935

Representation of Natives Act, No. 12 of 1936

Electoral Quota Act, No. 21 of 1937

South Africa Act Amendment Act, No. 13 of 1938

Constitution (Prevention of Disabilities) Act, No. 19 of 1940

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 20 of 1940

Judges’ Act, No. 41 of 1941

Electoral Quota Consolidation Act, No. 30 of 1942

Financial Relations Consolidation and Amendment Act, No. 38 of 1945

Electoral Laws Amendment Act, No. 10 of 1946

40. (1) For the purposes of any division of the provinces into electoral divisions, the quota of each province shall be obtained by dividing the total number of voters in the province as ascertained from an examination of the current voters’ lists by the number of members of the House of Assembly to be elected therein.

(2) Each province shall be divided into electoral divisions in such a manner that each such division shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of this section, contain a number of voters, as nearly as may be, equal to the quota of the province.

(3) The Commissioners shall give due consideration to―

community or diversity of interests; means of communication; physical features; existing electoral boundaries; sparsity or density of population;

in such manner that, while taking the quota of voters as the basis of division, the Commissioners may, whenever they deem it necessary, depart therefrom, but in no case to any greater extent than fifteen per centum more or fifteen per centum less than the quota.