J. B. M. Hertzog government

Hertzog ministry
3rd cabinet of the Union of South Africa
Date formed	30 June 1924
People and organisations
Head of state	George V Edward VIII George VI
Head of government	J. B. M. Hertzog
Member party	National Party
Opposition party	South African Party (1924–1933) Purified National Party (1934–1939)
Opposition leader	Jan Smuts (1924–1933) Daniel François Malan (1934–1939)
History
Election(s)	1924 1929 1933 1938
Predecessor	First Jan Smuts government
Successor	Second Jan Smuts government

The general election of 1924 led to the first political transition since the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. The training that J. B. M. Hertzog between 1924 and 1929 government was a coalition between the National Party (NP) and the Labour Party (LP).

The 1929 general election was won by the National Party (41% of votes) due to its absolute majority in seats (78) facing the South African Party who had received 47% of the vote, but only 61 representatives. Although the National Party had a majority government, Hertzog renewed the electoral alliance with the Labour Party (8 elected), Frederic Creswell

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