<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The parliamentary election in South Africa on 26 May 1948 represented a turning point in the country's history . The United Party, which had led the government since its foundation in 1933, and its leader, incumbent Prime Minister Jan Smuts, were ousted by the Reunited National Party (Herenigde Nasionale Party in Afrikaans), led by Daniel Francois Malan, a Dutch Reformed cleric . </P> <P> During the election battle, both the UP and the NP formed coalitions with smaller parties . The UP was aligned with the left - leaning Labour Party, while the Afrikaner Party sought to advance Afrikaner rights by allying with the HNP . By legislation relating to franchise requirements, very few people of Coloured and Asian descent were able to vote in this election; Africans had been banned altogether since the late 1930s, with the limited number of Africans meeting electoral qualifications voting for four "own" white MPs separately . </P>

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