Northern Rhodesian Advisory Council election, 1922

Advisory Council elections were held in Northern Rhodesia in February 1922.[1] Candidates opposed to amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia received 1,117 votes, whilst candidates supportive of the proposal received 310.[2]

Electoral system

Northern Rhodesia was split into two constituencies, North-Western Rhodesia (four seats) and North-Eastern Rhodesia (one seat). Voting was restricted to British subjects over the age of 21 who had lived in the territory for at least six months and owned at least £150 of property.[3] A total of 679 voters registered in North-Western Rhodesia.[4]

Results

In North-Western Rhodesia a total of 569 votes were cast, of which four were invalid.[4]

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
North-Eastern RhodesiaC Timmler3858.5Elected
J N Phipps2741.5Defeated
North-Western RhodesiaLeopold Moore32919.1Re-elected
William Doull29517.1Elected
Philip Ellis27616.0Elected
Frederick Clarke23813.8Re-elected
D E C R Stirke18910.9Defeated
Randolf Baker1579.1
P F Godson1005.8
J L Moore905.2
J F M Oosthuizen533.1
Source: The Livingstone Mail[4]

References

  1. ↑ Michael Gelfand (1961) Northern Rhodesia in the days of the charter: medical and social study, 1878-1924, Basil Blackwell, p140
  2. ↑ "The Elections", The Livingstone Mail, 2 February 1922, p3
  3. ↑ Gelfand, p138
  4. 1 2 3 "N. Rhodesia Elections: Polling results", The Livingstone Mail, 2 February 1922, p4
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