1872 Transvaal presidential election

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Nominee  | Thomas François Burgers | William Robinson  |
Popular vote  | 2,964 | 388
Percentage  | 88.42% | 11.58%

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| President before election

Daniel Jacobus Erasmus
(Acting)

| Elected President

Thomas François Burgers

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Presidential elections were held in the South African Republic in 1872.[1] The result was a victory for Thomas François Burgers,[2] who defeated the "Afrikanerised" Englishman William Robinson,[3] who had been supported by Paul Kruger.[4] Burgers was sworn in as President on 27 June.[5]

## Results

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Candidate| Votes| %

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Thomas François Burgers| 2,964| 88.42
William Robinson| 388| 11.58
Total| 3,352| 100.00
Source: Debroey

## References

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1. ^ John Noble (1896) Illustrated official handbook of the Cape and South Africa J.C. Juta & Co, p463
2. ^ Steven Debroey (1989) South Africa to the sources of apartheid
3. ^ Marq De Villiers (1988) White tribe dreaming: apartheid's bitter roots as witnessed by eight generations of an Afrikaner family Viking
4. ^ Jeremy Lawrence (2001) Buccaneer: a biography of Sir Joseph Benjamin Robinson, first Baronet Gryphon Press, p48
5. ^ Alan Patrick Cartwright (1973) Valley of gold Timmins, p25

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