Voting for the House of Representatives took place amid an antiracist boycott campaign; the House of Delegates election followed on 28 August. The UDF and allied organizations rejected a system that separated representation by racial classification and excluded Black Africans. Their campaign challenged selective inclusion that preserved white control and demanded equal political rights within a common democratic order.
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The tricameral system offered equal parliamentary representation to all South Africans without racial classification.
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It separated representation by racial category, excluded Black Africans and preserved white control.