Kenyan legislative election, 1956–57
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General elections were held in Kenya between 25 September and 2 October 1956,[1] with additional elections in March 1957 for eight Black constituencies, the first in which Africans could be elected.[2] The elections in 1956 were open to whites and Indians.[3] In the White constituencies the results saw eight Independent Group candidates elected and six from the United Country Party.[4]
For the elections for the Black constituencies in 1957 there were 37 candidates, whilst voter turnout was 78.5%.[5]
Results
White constituencies
Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | Notes |
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Aberdare | Humphrey Slade | Independent Group | Elected | |
FW Day | Federal Independence Party | – | ||
Coast | SV Cooke | Independent Group | Elected | |
Kiambu | WB Havelock | United Country Party | Elected by two votes | |
RL Thompson | – | |||
Mombasa | G Usher | United Country Party | 351 | Elected |
Howard-Williams | Independent Group | 295 | – | |
Mount Kenya | LR Briggs | Independent Group | 522 | Elected |
Peter Marrian | Independent | 115 | – | |
Nairobi North | S Ghersie | Independent Group | Elected with majority of 408 | |
Nairobi South | N Harris | Elected | ||
LE Vigar | Federal Independence Party | 662 | – | |
JR Gregory | Independent | – | ||
Nyanza | Agnes Shaw | Elected | ||
NMS Irwin | – | |||
Rift Valley | Michael Blundell | United Country Party | 728 | Elected |
BP Roberts | Federal Independence Party | 427 | – | |
Trans Nzoia | JR Maxwell | Independent Group | 419 | Elected |
SH Powles | 383 | – | ||
OR Arnell | Federal Independence Party | 63 | – | |
Uasin Gishu | Eugenie Hughes | Independent Group | 486 | Elected |
LRM Wellwood | 405 | – | ||
Source: The Times[4][6][7][8] |
Indian constituencies
Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern (Muslim) | SG Hassan | Elected | ||
Eastern (non-Muslim) | AJ Pandya | Elected | ||
Central (Muslim) | ||||
Central (non-Muslim) | NS Mandat | Elected | ||
CB Madan | Elected | |||
Chanan Singh | 3,559 | – | ||
Two other candidates | – | |||
Western (non-Muslim) | JM Nazareth | 2,763 | Elected | |
Unknown | – | |||
JS Patel | – | |||
RP Jashi | 6 | – | ||
Source: The Times[6] |
Arab constituency
Candidate | Party | Votes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Mafud Mackwai | Elected | ||
Ali Abdullah | – | ||
Source: The Times[6] |
Black constituencies
Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Akamba | ||||
Central Nyanza | Oginga Odinga | Luo Union | Elected with majority of over 6,000 | |
BA Ohanga | – | |||
Coast | J Jeremiah | Defeated | ||
Unknown | Bernard Mate | Elected | ||
E Mathu | ||||
Unknown | Tom Mboya | Elected | ||
Source: The Times[5] |
References
- ↑ "Polling Method In Kenya: Appeal For Reform" The Times, 29 September 1956, p5, Issue 53649
- ↑ Kenya: Legislative Council Election 1957 Institute of Commonwealth Studies
- ↑ Enoholm, GF Kenya's first direct elections for Africans Parliamentary Affairs, p424
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Kenya Independent Group Gains: Mr. Blundell's Setback", The Times, 4 October 1956, p9, Issue 53653
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kenya Political Tangle First African Election", The Times, 16 March 1957, p5, Issue 53791
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Kenya Election Nearly Complete: Indian And Arab Candidates" The Times, 3 October 1956, p8, Issue 53652
- ↑ "Kenya Minister Defeated: Election Surprise", The Times, 1 October 1956, p6, Issue 53650
- ↑ "Kenya At The Polls: Preference For Familiar Faces", The Times, 28 September 1956, p7, Issue 53648
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