Nyasaland Constitutional Party Explained

The Nyasaland Constitutional Party (NCP) was a political party in Malawi.

History

The party was established in April 1963 as a continuation of the Nyasaland branch of the United Federal Party.^[1] It was led by Michael Hill Blackwood, who had previously led the UFP in Nyasaland.^[2]

In the 1964 general elections the NCP won all three "special roll" seats reserved for Europeans (for which there were only 814 registered voters) unopposed.^[3]

In 1966 Malawi became a one-party state with the Malawi Congress Party as the sole legal party.^[4]

Notes and References

1. JRT Wood (2012) So Far and No Further!: Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965, Trafford Publishing, p146
2. Owen J. M. Kalinga (2011) Historical Dictionary of Malawi, Scarecrow Press, p378
3. https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/mal1964results.htm Malawi: 1964 Legislative Assembly election results
4. http://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/sub-saharan-africa-region/malawi-1964-present/ 48. Malawi (1964-present)