South African general election, 1984

House of Representatives election, 1984

1981 ←

22 August 1984

→ 1987

All 80 elected seats in the House of Representatives

	First party

Leader	Allan Hendrickse
Party	Labour
Seats won	76

House of Representatives after the election

House of Delegates election, 1984

1981 ←

28 August 1984

→ 1987

All 40 elected seats in the House of Delegates

	First party	Second party

Leader	Amichand Rajbansi	JN Reddy
Party	National People's	Solidarity
Seats won	18	17

General elections were held in South Africa in August 1984 to elect Coloured and Indian representatives to their respective houses of the Tricameral Parliament. The Coloured elections for the House of Representatives took place on 22 August, and resulted in a victory for the Labour Party, headed by the Reverend Allan Hendrickse, which won 76 of the 80 seats. The Indian elections for the House of Delegates were held on 28 August and saw the National People's Party emerge as the largest party, winning 18 of the 40 seats. The Indian elections were opposed by the United Democratic Front and were marked by boycotts and protests.

In addition to the whites-only House of Assembly, a November 1983 referendum had approved the creation of two new houses an 80-member House of Representatives for Coloureds and a 40-member House of Delegates for Asians.