HL Deb 17 October 1989 vol 511 cc901-2WA
Lord Gisborough

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether in their view the election on 27th October 1987 for the government of Bophuthatswana was carried out in a democratic manner by universal suffrage and without evidence of malpractice.

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Lord Brabazon of Tara)

There were reports of various malpractices directed against opposition parties at the 27th October 1987 election in Bophuthatswana.