General elections were held in Kenya in May 1948.
Electoral system
editThe seats in the Legislative Council were distributed according to a race-based franchise. Eleven Europeans were elected from single-member constituencies defined as Part A; five Indians (two of which were required to be Muslims) were elected from three Part B constituencies, and one Arab was elected from a single nationwide Part C constituency. Four Africans and nine Europeans were nominated members.
Results
editElected members
edit| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | ||||
| Aberdare (19 May) |
Gerald Hopkins | 299 | 58.4 | Elected |
| Clive Wilfrid Salter | 152 | 29.7 | ||
| Arthur Sutcliffe | 61 | 11.9 | ||
| Coast | Shirley Victor Cooke | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Kiambu | Wilfrid Havelock | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Mombasa | George Nicol | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Nairobi North (14 May) |
Ernest Vasey | 391 | 61.2 | Re-elected |
| Stanley Ghersie | 248 | 38.8 | ||
| Nairobi South (12 May) |
Derek Erskine | 627 | 72.2 | Elected |
| Norman Harris | 141 | 16.2 | ||
| George Alfred Tyson | 101 | 11.6 | ||
| Nyanza | George Maitland Edye | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Rift Valley (12 May) |
Michael Blundell | 356 | 50.6 | Elected |
| Francis Scott | 273 | 38.8 | ||
| Sidney Farrar | 74 | 10.5 | ||
| Trans Nzoia | Albert George Keyser | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Uasin Gishu | Laurence Maconochie-Welwood | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Ukamba | Dorothy Shaw | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Indian seats | ||||
| Central (28–30 May) |
Chunilal Madan | Elected | ||
| Ibrahim Nathoo | Elected Muslim | |||
| Bhagar Singh Biant Singh Biant | ||||
| Eastern | Ambalal Bhailalbhai Patel | Re-elected | ||
| Mohamed Ali Rana | Elected Muslim | |||
| Western (13–15 May) |
Ahluwalia Pritam | Re-elected | ||
| Dharm Bir DauletRam Kohli | ||||
| Arab member | ||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Mohamed Abdulla Shatry | Elected | ||
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[1] Kenya Gazette[2][3][4] | ||||
Appointed members
edit| Member | Position |
|---|---|
| African appointees | |
| Eliud Mathu | |
| Appolo Ohanga | |
| James Jeremiah | |
| John Kipsugut arap Chemallan | |
| European appointees | |
| Norman Frederick Stewart Andrews | Deputy Financial Secretary |
| Samuel Reginald Boyd | Director of Public Works |
| Stuart Gillett | Director of Agriculture |
| John Basil Hobson | Solicitor-General |
| Ernest Meredyth Hyde-Clarke | Labour Commissioner |
| Arthur Hope Jones | Secretary for Commerce and Industry |
| Norman MacPherson MacLennan | Director of Medical Services |
| Robert Patrick | Director of Education |
| George James Robbins | Commissioner of Lands, Mines and Surveys |
| Source: Kenya Gazette[4] | |
References
edit- ^ "Kenya's European Elected Members", East Africa and Rhodesia, 3 June 1948, p1069
- ^ Kenya Gazette, 18 May 1948, p338
- ^ Kenya Gazette, 20 Apr 1948, p275
- ^ a b Kenya Gazette, 25 May 1948, p349
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