General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 14 August 1948.[1]
The ten elected members of the Legislative Council (an increase from eight in the 1944 elections) were elected from ten single-member constituencies.[2] Two new constituencies were created; Lusaka was split out of the Midland constituency, whilst Mufulira–Chingola was created by taking Mufulira from the Luanshya constituency and Chingola from the Nkana constituency.[2]
The Livingstone and Western and Southern constituencies were reorganised into Livingstone and South-Western. There were a total of 7,086 registered voters.[2]
| Constituency | Settlements | Registered voters | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | Broken Hill Urban, Broken Hill Rural (north) | 920 | |
| Livingstone | Livingstone, Sesheke | 365 | |
| Luanshya | Luanshya | 714 | |
| Lusaka | All settlements within 10 miles of Lusaka Boma | 809 | |
| Midland | Balovale, Broken Hill Rural (South), Kabompo, Kasempa, Lusaka Rural, Mumbwa, Mwinilunga, Serenje, Solwezi | 321 | |
| Chingola, Mufulira | 1,211 | ||
| Ndola | Ndola Rural, Ndola Urban | 795 | |
| Nkana | Kitwe | 1,064 | |
| North-Eastern | 452 | ||
| South-Western | Gwembe, Kalabo, Kalomo, Mankoya, Mazabuka, Mongu Namwala, Senanga | 435 | |
| Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia | |||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | Roy Welensky | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Livingstone | Herbert Millar | Elected | |||
| Cuthbert Garret | |||||
| Luanshya | Albert Davies | Elected | |||
| Harold Webb | |||||
| Lusaka | Ernest Sergeant | Elected | |||
| Alexander Scott | |||||
| Clarence Lewis | |||||
| Midland | Marais von Eeden | Elected | |||
| Clifford Kelly | |||||
| Mufulira–Chingola | James Morris | Elected | |||
| Gladys Douglas | |||||
| Alexander Stevens | |||||
| Ndola | Ewain Wilson | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Nkana | George L'Ange | Elected | |||
| Brian Goodwin | Defeated | ||||
| North-Eastern | Frank Robertson | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| South-Western | Geoffrey Beckett | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia[3] | |||||