Northern Rhodesian general election, 1935

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 16 September 1935.[1]

Results

Voter turnout was 80% in the east and midland areas, 72% in Ndola and the south, 70% in the north and 50% in Nkana.[2]

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
Broken HillStewart Gore-Browne25369.32Elected
Arthur Davison11230.68
EasternJohn Bruce8066.12Elected
Thomas Spurgeon Page4133.88
Livingstone and WesternLeopold MooreUnopposedElected
MidlandJohn Brown13538.03Elected
Charles Fitzwilliams13437.75
Edward Cholmeley8624.23
NdolaArthur Stephenson24337.79Elected
John Burney23035.77
Benjamin Rout17026.44
NkanaCatherine Olds20753.63Elected
Harold Webb17946.37
SouthernCharles Knight9560.13Elected
Tom Murray6339.87
Source: East Africa[3][1]

Aftermath

The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 16 November 1935.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "N. Rhodesian Election", East Africa, 5 September 1935, p1144
  2. "Heavy N. Rhodesian Polling", East Africa, 24 October 1935, p141
  3. "N. Rhodesia's new M.L.C.'s", East Africa, 17 October 1935, p126
  4. "Latest News in Brief", East Africa, 24 October 1935, p153
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