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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 August 1941.[1] All five Labour Party candidates won their seats.[2]
Electoral system
[edit]The eight elected members of the Legislative Council (an increase from seven in the 1938 elections) were elected from eight single-member constituencies. The additional seat was created by splitting Ndola into two to form the new constituency of Luanshya.[3] The Northern Constituency was renamed Broken Hill and most of its area was transferred to the new North-Eastern constituency, which replaced Eastern.[3] There were a total of 5,638 registered voters.[3]
Constituency | Settlements | Registered voters |
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Broken Hill | Broken Hill, Mkushi, Serenje | 837 |
Livingstone and Western | Balovale, Kalabo, Livingstone, Mankoya, Mongu–Lealui, Senanga, Sesheke | 497 |
Luanshya | Luanshya, Mufulira | 1,253 |
Midland | Broken Hill (South), Lusaka, Mumbwa | 556 |
Ndola | Fort Rosebery, Kasempa, Kawambwa, Mwinilunga, Ndola | 570 |
Nkana | Chingola, Nkana | 1,390 |
North-Eastern | Abercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Isoka, Kasama, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke | 253 |
Southern | Mazabuka, Namwala | 282 |
Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia[3] |
Results
[edit]Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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Broken Hill | Roy Welensky | Labour Party | Unopposed | Elected | |
Livingstone and Western | Francis Sinclair | Labour Party | Elected | ||
Leopold Moore | Defeated | ||||
Luanshya | Michael McGann | Labour Party | Elected | ||
I.H. Webb | |||||
Midland | Hugh Kennedy McKee | Unopposed | Elected | ||
Ndola | Frederick Roberts | Labour Party | Elected | ||
Arthur Stephenson | Defeated | ||||
Nkana | Martin Visagie | Labour Party | Elected | ||
Albert Smith | Defeated | ||||
Catherine Olds | |||||
North-Eastern | Thomas Spurgeon Page | Unopposed | Elected | ||
Southern | Richard Ernest Campbell | Unopposed | Elected | ||
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia[2][4] |
Aftermath
[edit]Following the elections Stewart Gore-Browne was reappointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor as the member representing native interests.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "News Items in Brief", East Africa and Rhodesia, 24 July 1941, p750
- ^ a b c "N. Rhodesian elections: New Labour Party Wins Five Seats", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p7
- ^ a b c d Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22
- ^ "Matters of Moment", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p3