Northern Rhodesian general election, 1954

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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 18 February 1954.[1] The result was a victory for the Federal Party, which won 10 of the 12 elected white seats in the Legislative Council.[2] In mining towns Federal Party candidates defeated independents backed by the European Mineworkers Union and the European Salaried Staff Association. The only two seats in which they were defeated were the Midlands constituency near Lusaka (won by J Gaunt) and one of the Livingstone seats, where FS Derby won by 11 votes after an unofficial Federal Party candidate split the vote.[1] [2] Voter turnout was between 70 and 80% in the mining areas, but lower in other constituencies.[2]

On 13 January four black members (Robinson Mwake Nabulyato from Southern Province, Safeli Hannock Chileshe from Central Province, Paskale Sokota from Western Province and Lakement Harvey Ngaundu from Northern Province) had been nominated for membership of the Assembly by the Northern Rhodesian African Representative Council from a field of 14 candidates.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "N. Rhodesian Voting Analysed Federal Party's Hold", The Times, 20 February 1954, p5, Issue 52861
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Federal Party Success In N. Rhodesia: Mining Area Victories", The Times, 19 February 1954, p7, Issue 52860
  3. ↑ "N. Rhodesian Changes: Unofficial Members' Responsibilities", The Times, 15 January 2011, p7, Issue 52830