General elections were held in Kenya Colony between 18 and 26 May 1963. Voters elected members of the House of Representatives and Senate. The election was the last before independence later in the year.
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All 129 seats in the House of Representatives 65 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 38 seats in the Senate 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The result was a victory for the Kenya African National Union (KANU), which won 83 of the 124 seats in the House of Representatives and 18 of the 38 seats in the Senate. Five seats in the House and three in the Senate remained unfilled due to a secessionist conflict on the border with Somalia.[1]
Campaign
editA total of 275 candidates contested the elections for the House of Representatives; 90 from KANU, 59 from the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), 20 from the African People's Party (APP), five from the Baluhya Political Union (BPU), three from the Coast People's Party and 98 independents.[2]
KADU, the APP and the BPU agreed to work together to try to defeat KANU.[2]
Conduct
editPre-election violence occurred in Kangundo when a group of Kamba attacked KANU supporters, injuring fourteen people.[2] Eleven people were arrested after KADU supporters were attacked outside party offices in Kitale.[2]
Results
editHouse of Representatives
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | National | Total | +/– | |||||
| Kenya African National Union | 988,311 | 53.60 | 72 | 11 | 83 | +64 | ||
| Kenya African Democratic Union | 476,218 | 25.83 | 32 | 1 | 33 | +22 | ||
| African People's Party | 137,008 | 7.43 | 8 | 0 | 8 | New | ||
| Baluhya Political Union | 14,896 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | ||
| Coast People's Party | 9,135 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independents | 218,311 | 11.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Vacant | 5 | − | 5 | − | ||||
| Total | 1,843,879 | 100.00 | 117 | 12 | 129 | +96 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,583,000 | – | ||||||
| Source: EISA, Sternberger et al.[3] | ||||||||
Senate
editThe Nyanza Province African Union won its seat unopposed, whilst KANU (five) and KADU (four) won a further nine unopposed.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya African National Union | 1,028,906 | 59.18 | 18 | |
| Kenya African Democratic Union | 474,933 | 27.31 | 16 | |
| African People's Party | 147,039 | 8.46 | 2 | |
| Baluhya Political Union | 5,520 | 0.32 | 0 | |
| Nyanza Province African Union | 1 | |||
| Independents | 82,328 | 4.73 | 1 | |
| Total | 1,738,726 | 100.00 | 38 | |
| Valid votes | 1,738,726 | 99.56 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,662 | 0.44 | ||
| Total votes | 1,746,388 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,583,000 | 67.61 | ||
| Source: EISA | ||||
References
edit- ^ Kenya: 1963 House of Representatives election results EISA
- ^ a b c d "Electioneering Violence in Kenya", East Africa and Rhodesia, 16 May 1963, p790
- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p973