ten amendments to the constitution have been.
how many amendments to the constitution have there been?
ten
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after the draft constitution was formulated, it was tabled before the respective colonial legislatures for approval. stephen leacock wrote that its acceptance in the transvaal was a foregone conclusion, as the dominant political parties in the legislature had both agreed to the constitution beforehand. the cape parliament, on the other hand, did propose some amendments, including the scrapping of the proportional representation system as adopted at the convention, the scrapping of which the orange river colony agreed with. leacock continues:"in natal, which as an ultra-british and ultra-loyal colony, was generally supposed to be in fear of union, many amendments were offered. the convention then met again at bloemfontein, made certain changes in the draft of the constitution, and again submitted the document to the colonies. this time it was accepted. only in natal was it thought necessary to take a popular vote, and here, contrary to expectation, the people voted heavily in favor of union."the cape submitted 12 amendments, natal 17 (in another attempt to secure a federal arrangement), and the orange river three. 40 amendments were subsequently made by the convention between 3 and 11 may 1909 in bloemfontein. the final approval by the colonial governments happened between may and june. the natal referendum returned 11,121 votes in favor of the draft constitution and 3,701 against.
national convention (south africa)