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A legislative council was established in 1835, giving the colonists a share in the government.
The date is off by a year. The Cape's appointed Legislative Council was created in 1834, not 1835.
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Contemporary reference guides to Cape colonial institutions date the first appointed Legislative Council to 1834. The University of Cape Town's government-publications guide lists the first Legislative Council period as 1834–1853, and South African History Online's Cape Town timeline likewise records that Governor Sir Benjamin d'Urban established Executive and Legislative Councils in 1834. So the article's statement that the Legislative Council was established in 1835 is incorrect by one year.
2 sources
- Legislative Council - Cape of Good Hope Colony: Government Publications: Library Guide | University of Cape Town
The guide identifies the "1st Legislative Council, 1834-1853."
- Cape Town Timeline 1300-1997 | South African History Online
For 1834 it notes: "The newly appointed Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir Benjamin d'Urban, establishes Executive and Legislative Councils..."