General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1934, with the first seats elected on 28 March.[1] Four candidates were returned unopposed in the eleven Europeans constituencies, whilst the remaining seven constituencies were contested by 18 candidates.[1] For the five Indian seats, there were 17 candidates.[1] Voter turnout in the White seats was the highest since elections were introduced.[2] The Council convened for the first time after the election on 24 April.[3]
The Legislative Council consisted of eleven ex-officio members, eight appointed government officials, two members appointed to represent the interests of the African community, one member appointed to represent the Arab community, and seventeen elected members.
Of the seventeen elected seats, eleven were for Europeans, five for Indians and one for Arabs. Around 6,000-7,000 Europeans were registered to vote in the eleven constituencies.[1]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | |||||
| Aberdare | Ernest Hay Wright | 120 | 42.25 | Elected | |
| John Cotter | 78 | 27.46 | Defeated | ||
| Edward Evans | 71 | 25.00 | |||
| Edward Vaughan Kenealy | 15 | 5.28 | |||
| Coast Province | Robert Robertson-Eustace | 38 | 62.30 | Re-elected | |
| John Coverdale | 23 | 37.70 | |||
| Kiambu | James Riddell | 311 | 67.20 | Elected | |
| Walter MacLellan Wilson | 127 | 25.40 | |||
| Corney Durham | 62 | 12.40 | Defeated | ||
| Mombasa | Frederick Bemister | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Nairobi North | Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck | 406 | 56.62 | Elected | |
| Franklin Vivian Ward | 311 | 43.38 | |||
| Nairobi South | Helmuth Schwartze | 325 | 52.00 | Re-elected | |
| Arthur Legat | 300 | 48.00 | |||
| Nyanza | Conway Harvey | 150 | 62.24 | Re-elected | |
| Frederick Bamber | 91 | 37.76 | |||
| Rift Valley | Francis Scott | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Trans Nzoia | James Kirkwood | 218 | 54.50 | Re-elected | |
| Albert George Keyser | 182 | 45.50 | |||
| Uasin Gishu | Albert Hoey | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Ukamba | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Indian seats | |||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Isher Dass | Elected | |||
| Mangat Nahar Singh | Elected | ||||
| Pandya Jagannath Bhavanishanker | Elected | ||||
| Shams-ud-Deen | Elected | ||||
| Alex de Souza | Elected | ||||
| M H Malik | |||||
| Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yakub | |||||
| Chaturbhai Khushalbhai Patel | |||||
| Hakim Singh | Defeated | ||||
| Devi Dass Puri | |||||
| Karmali Khimji Pradhan | |||||
| Babu Ram Sood | |||||
| Oza Uchbrangrai Keshvari | |||||
| Thakur Dass | |||||
| Abdul Rahman Cocker | |||||
| Nathubhai Jeevenjee Desai | |||||
| Dhanwant Singh | Defeated | ||||
| Arab seat | |||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Sheriff Abdulla Salim el Huseini | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Source: East Africa,[4] Hansard | |||||
| Position | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Ex officio | Henry Monck-Mason Moore | |
| Walter Harragin | ||
| Geoffrey Walsh | ||
| Sydney Hubert La Fontaine | ||
| Ethelbert Bernard Hosking | ||
| Albert Rutherford Paterson | ||
| Harold Bertram Waters | ||
| Herbert Septimus Scott | ||
| Arthur Edward Hamp | ||
| John Clark Stronach | ||
| George Dougal Kirsopp | ||
| Appointed officials | Thomas Fitzgeraldn | |
| Edward Butler Horne | ||
| Harold Robert Montgomery | ||
| Henry Guy Pilling | ||
| Hugh Robert Everard Earle Welby | ||
| George Henry Carne Boulderson | ||
| Thomas Dundas Hope Bruce | ||
| Hamnett Holland Brassey-Edwards | ||
| African community representatives | George Burns | |
| Ruper William Hemsted | ||
| Arab community representative | Ali bin Salim | |
| Source: Hansard | ||
The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 24 April.[5]