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South Africa (Security Council Resolution)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 July 1964.

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Photo of Mr Christopher Mayhew Mr Christopher Mayhew , Woolwich East 12:00, 28 July 1964

Is the Prime Minister aware that the Question refers to non-white South Africans? Is he aware that the vast Majority of the cases he has quoted related to white South Africans and that this discriminates against Africans in South Africa?

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The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.