<P> The parliamentary election in South Africa on 26 May 1948 represented a turning point in the country 's history . The United Party , which had led the government since its foundation in 1933 , and its leader , incumbent Prime Minister Jan Smuts , were ousted by the Reunited National Party ( Herenigde Nasionale Party in Afrikaans ) , led by Daniel Francois Malan , a Dutch Reformed cleric . </P>
<P> The parliamentary election in South Africa on 26 May 1948 represented a turning point in the country 's history . The United Party , which had led the government since its foundation in 1933 , and its leader , incumbent Prime Minister Jan Smuts , were ousted by the Reunited National Party ( Herenigde Nasionale Party in Afrikaans ) , led by Daniel Francois Malan , a Dutch Reformed cleric . </P>
who won the 1948 election in south africa
who won the 1948 election in south africa
Daniel Francois Malan , a Dutch Reformed cleric
Daniel Francois Malan , a Dutch Reformed cleric