Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election, 1905

The Southern Rhodesia Legislative Council election of 1905 was the third election to the Legislative Council of Southern Rhodesia. The Legislative Council had, since 1903, comprised fifteen voting members: the Administrator of Southern Rhodesia ex officio, seven members nominated by the British South Africa Company, and seven members elected by registered voters from four electoral districts. The Resident Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia, Richard Chester-Master, also sat on the Legislative Council ex officio but without the right to vote.

The election was to have taken place on March 6, 1905 but in the event all the places were filled by unopposed nominations on February 6 and so no poll was taken.

Results

Constituency
Electorate and turnout
Candidate Votes
EASTERN Francis Rudolph Myburgh unopposed
MIDLAND Herbert Thomas Longden unopposed
NORTHERN
Two members
Raleigh Grey unopposed
Ernest Edward Homan unopposed
WESTERN
Three members
Gordon Stewart Drummond Forbes unopposed
William Henry Haddon unopposed
William Napier unopposed

Note: Raleigh Grey was absent during the whole of the 1906 session.

Nominated members

The members nominated by the British South Africa Company were:

References

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