Particularly unexpected was the extent of Afrikaner support for the reform process.

This organisation was however never able to garner substantial Afrikaner support, which was held by the National Party until its dissolution.

The election might also have understated Afrikaner support for nationalist policies, as many newly urbanised Afrikaners had not registered as voters.

The Afrikaner support melted away, and Worrall and Malan left the DP soon after its formation.

He was a friend of Jan Hofmeyr, leader of the Afrikaner Bond, and it was largely because of Afrikaner support that he became Prime Minister of the Cape Colony.