| Coloured Persons Representative Council | |
| Native Name: | Verteenwoordigende Kleurlingraad |
| Established: | 1969 |
| Preceded By: | Union Council for Coloured Affairs |
| Succeeded By: | House of Representatives |
| Disbanded: | 1980 |
| Leader1 Type: | Chairman of the Executive |
| Leader1: | Tom Swartz (1969–1975) Sonny Leon (1975) Alathea Jansen (1975–1980) |
| Members: | 60 (40 elected, 20 nominated) |
| Voting System1: | First-past-the-post with single-member divisions |
| Last Election1: | 19 March 1975 |
| Meeting Place: | Proteaville, Bellville, Cape Town |
The Coloured Persons Representative Council of the Republic of South Africa[1] was a partially elected council with limited legislative powers, intended to represent coloured South Africans during the apartheid era. It was first elected in 1969, re-elected in 1975, and permanently dissolved in 1980.[2] In 1984 the House of Representatives was created to represent coloured voters in the Tricameral Parliament.
30 September 1969:
| Party | Elected | Appointed | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 20 | 31 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1[3] | ||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 60 |
19 March 1975:
| Party | Elected | Appointed | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 4 | 35 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 17 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 60 |
In the course of its existence the CPRC only passed a small number of laws: