. . . "All 46 seats in the Assembly (lower house)"@en . . . . "1858"^^ . "Provinces and electoral districts."@en . . . "1858\u201359 Cape Colony parliamentary election"@en . . . . "Flag of the United Kingdom.svg"@en . . . . "1854"^^ . "7762"^^ . "(8 seats are needed for a majority)"@en . . . . . . "1858\u201359 Cape Colony parliamentary election"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "The 1858\u201359 Cape Colony parliamentary election was conducted between September 1858 and early March 1859. This was the second election for the Cape parliament, which had been established in 1854. Despite the election, the parliament was weak and executive power remained firmly in the hands of the Governor, Sir George Grey, who was appointed from London. Rawson W. Rawson continued as the colony's Colonial Secretary. As Colonial Secretary, Rawson could speak in both the Assembly and Council, but held no voting rights."@en . . "1121119631"^^ . "1854"^^ . . "Eastern Province"@en . . . "67162086"^^ . . . . "1854"^^ . . . . . "(24 seats are needed for a majority)"@en . . . . . . "Popular"@en . "Rawson W. Rawson"@en . "Administration"@en . . . "The 1858\u201359 Cape Colony parliamentary election was conducted between September 1858 and early March 1859. This was the second election for the Cape parliament, which had been established in 1854. Despite the election, the parliament was weak and executive power remained firmly in the hands of the Governor, Sir George Grey, who was appointed from London. Rawson W. Rawson continued as the colony's Colonial Secretary. As Colonial Secretary, Rawson could speak in both the Assembly and Council, but held no voting rights. In the Eastern Province, the assembly elections saw little excitement, with some constituencies had difficulty even finding willing candidates. Andries Stockenstr\u00F6m and Robert Godlonton, both representatives for the Eastern Division in the Council, chose not to seek re-election."@en . . "no"@en . . "Appointed"@en . . . . . "All 15 seats in the Council (upper house)"@en . "legislative"@en . . . . . "Western Liberal group"@en .