At a joint sitting, Parliament passed legislation removing African voters in the Cape from the common votersโ roll and replacing their representation with a small number of white representatives. It also created the Native Representative Council, an advisory body with limited authority. African leaders and organisations opposed the measure as a deepening of political exclusion; the date refers to passage of the Bill, while assent followed later.
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What was a central consequence of the Representation of Natives legislation?
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The measure replaced direct representation with limited separate representation and an advisory council.
The Representation of Natives Bill expanded the African electorate on the common roll.
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It removed African voters in the Cape from the common roll.