1944 Kenyan general election explained

General elections were held in Kenya in September 1944.

Campaign

Nominations were required to be presented by 20 July 1944. Fewer candidates than expected ran in the elections, with only four of the eleven European seats contested.[1] Of the seven unopposed candidates, six were members of the previous Legislative Council and one (Walter Trench) was a new member, replacing the retired Francis Scott.[1]

In Mombasa, sitting Councillor George Nicol called for Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika to be united.[2]

Results

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Notes
European seats
AberdareErnest Hay Wright17349.1Re-elected
Arthur Sutcliffe8323.6
Jack Hopcraft7521.3
Edward Vaughan Kenealy216.0
Coast ProvinceShirley Victor CookeUnopposedRe-elected
KiambuOlga Watkins35860.9Re-elected
Gerald Anderson23039.1
MombasaGeorge Nicol19268.1Re-elected
Granville Roberts9031.9
Nairobi NorthFerdinand Cavendish-BentinckUnopposedRe-elected
Nairobi SouthAlbert VincentUnopposedRe-elected
NyanzaFrank CouldreyUnopposedRe-elected
Rift ValleyWalter TrenchUnopposedElected
Trans NzoiaAlbert George KeyserUnopposedRe-elected
Uasin GishuW A C BouwerUnopposedRe-elected
UkambaFrank de Vere Joyce14562.0Elected
Ewart Grogan8938.0Defeated
Indian seats
CentralS K Thakore4,02031.2Elected
Shams-ud-Deen3,81129.6Re-elected
S G Amin2,73621.2Defeated
Alex de Souza2,28617.3
Abdul Rahman Cocker410.3
EasternK R Paroo4,91843.0Re-elected
Ambalal Bhailalbhai Patel4,65340.7Re-elected
Mohamed Ali Rana1,87016.3
WesternAhluwalia Pritam1,98050.0Elected
Ibrahim Nathoo1,22731.0
Dharm Bir DauletRam Kohli75019.0Defeated
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia[3]

Notes and References

  1. "Kenya's General Election: Contests in Only Four Constituencies", East Africa and Rhodesia, 27 July 1944, p959
  2. "Mr Nicol's Election Address: The African Must Be Encouraged", East Africa and Rhodesia, 14 September 1944, p49
  3. "Result of General Election in Kenya: Brief Biographies of New European Elected Members", East Africa and Rhodesia, 5 October 1944, pp105–107