Northern Rhodesian Labour Party Explained

The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party was a political party in Northern Rhodesia.

History

The party was established by Roy Welensky in 1941.[1] [2] It was supported by European working class miners and artisans,[3] and campaigned for closer union with Southern Rhodesia.[4] The first congress of the party was held in Nkana on 11 July 1941,[5] and called for immediate amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia.[5] [6]

In the 1941 general elections the party contested five of the eight seats, winning them all;[7] Welensky in Broken Hill, F. T. Sinclair in Livingstone and Western, Michael McGann in Luanshya, F S Roberts in Ndola and Martin Visagie in Nkana.[7] [8] However, it was dissolved after it was defeated in the 1944 elections.[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/blcas/welensky.html Sir Roy Welensky
  2. Book: Deborah Andrews. Annual Obituary, 1991. 1992. St. James Press. 978-1-55862-175-6. 771.
  3. Lewis Henry Gann, Michael Gelfand (1964), Huggins of Rhodesia: The Man and His Country, George Allen & Unwin, p170
  4. [Bill Schwarz]
  5. Book: J. R. T. Wood. The Welensky Papers: A History of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. 1983. Graham Publishing. 978-0-620-06410-1. 80.
  6. Book: The Crown Colonist. 1942. Crown Colonist. 372.
  7. "N. Rhodesian elections: New Labour Party Wins Five Seats", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p7
  8. "Matters of Moment", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p3
  9. Don Taylor (1955), The Rhodesian: The Life of Sir Roy Welensky, Museum Press, p75

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