On 5 October 1960, 90.5 per cent of the white electorate turned out to vote on the issue.

Natal even held a referendum, which was passed by a massive majority of the white electorate.

He has not yet scored a significant breakthrough into the white electorate in a major state with a spirited contest.

But the President will lose credibility, not least with his own white electorate, if he seems to be trying to stop a process of criminal justice.

As a matter of fact, we've already received such a mandate from the white electorate in an election in '87.

"The white electorate has risen above itself in this referendum."

One of the central issues facing the white electorate in the 1948 election was that of race.

"I think the time to consult the white electorate on a number of fundamental issues is fast approaching," he said in his broadcast.

The outside world must accept that the white electorate is here to stay and have a special role to play.

His support for increasing African involvement in government attracted widescale opposition among the white electorate.