1954 Southern Rhodesian general election
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General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 27 January 1954 for the seats in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for the United Rhodesia Party, which won 26 of the 30 seats. The candidates of the Rhodesia Labour Party and Southern Rhodesia Labour Party ran as independents.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Rhodesia Party | 15,631 | 55.88 | 26 | +2 | |
| Confederate Party | 6,232 | 22.28 | 0 | New | |
| Independent Labour | 1,148 | 4.10 | 1 | New | |
| Independent Rhodesia Party | 800 | 2.86 | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 4,163 | 14.88 | 2 | New | |
| Total | 27,974 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 27,974 | 99.66 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 95 | 0.34 | |||
| Total votes | 28,069 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 40,745 | 68.89 | |||
| Source: Willson[3] | |||||
References
edit- ^ EP Dvorin (1954) "Central Africa's First Federal Election: Background and Issues", Political Research Quarterly, vol. 7, pp369-390
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1676
- ^ F.M.G. Willson (1963) Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962, pp173–178