1926 Northern Rhodesian general election explained

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 22 May 1926 to elect the Legislative Council for the first time. A further four members were appointed by the Governor in September 1926.[1]

Electoral system

The Legislative Council Ordinance 1925 published in June 1925 provided for the election of members to the Legislative Council,[2] which had been established in 1924. Five constituencies were created; Eastern, Livingstone and Western, Midland, Northern and Southern.[3] Voting was restricted to British subjects, with suffrage granted to men aged 21 or over and women aged 25 or over, as long as they had lived in their constituency for at least six months and had property worth £250 or an annual salary of at least £200.[2] There were a total of 1,036 registered voters.[4]

ConstituencySettlementsRegistered voters
EasternAbercorn, Chiengi, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Fort Rosebery, Kasama, Kawambwa, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke, Serenje170
Balovale, Kalabo, Lealui, Livingstone, Mankoya, Nalolo, Sesheke331
MidlandFeira, Lusaka, Mumbwa159
NorthernBroken Hill, Kasempa, Mkushi, Mwinilunga, Ndola, Solwezi201
SouthernKalomo, Mazabuka, Namwala175
Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia

Campaign

In two constituencies, Eastern and Livingstone and Western, there was only one candidate, both of whom were elected unopposed. Two candidates ran in Northern and Southern, whilst three ran in Midland.[5]

Results

ConstituencyCandidatesVotes%Notes
EasternHerbert GoodhartUnopposed
Livingstone and WesternLeopold MooreUnopposed
MidlandDouglas StirkeElected
John Powell
Edward Copeman
NorthernLouis Gordon10566.0Elected
William Doull5434.0
SouthernThomas Henderson MurrayElected
Frederick Clarke
NominatedHenry Parkin
John Smith
Arthur Stephenson
Tudor Trevor
Source: Northern Rhodesia Gazette 1926, East Africa[6]

Notes and References

  1. "Government Notice No. 110 of 1926", Northern Rhodesia Gazette, 9 September 1926, p63
  2. "Ordinance No. 25 of 1925", Northern Rhodesia Gazette, 6 June 1925, pp95–96
  3. "Government Notice No. 97 of 1925", Northern Rhodesia Gazette, 23 July 1925, p183
  4. Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p19
  5. Northern Rhodesia Gazette, 26 April 1926, pp32–33
  6. "Personalia", East Africa, 23 September 1926, p12

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