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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 August 1941. All five Labour Party candidates won their seats.
Electoral system
The eight elected members of the Legislative Council (an increase from seven in the 1938 elections) were elected from eight single-member constituencies. The additional seat was created by splitting Ndola into two to form the new constituency of Luanshya. The Northern Constituency was renamed Broken Hill and most of its area was transferred to the new North-Eastern constituency, which replaced Eastern. There were a total of 5,638 registered voters.
| Constituency | Settlements | Registered voters |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | Broken Hill, Mkushi, Serenje | 837 |
| Livingstone and Western | Balovale, Kalabo, Livingstone, Mankoya, Mongu–Lealui, Senanga, Sesheke | 497 |
| Luanshya | Luanshya, Mufulira | 1,253 |
| Midland | Broken Hill (South), Lusaka, Mumbwa | 556 |
| Ndola | Fort Rosebery, Kasempa, Kawambwa, Mwinilunga, Ndola | 570 |
| Nkana | Chingola, Nkana | 1,390 |
| North-Eastern | Abercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Isoka, Kasama, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke | 253 |
| Southern | Mazabuka, Namwala | 282 |
| Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia | ||
Results
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | Roy Welensky | Labour Party | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Livingstone and Western | Francis Sinclair | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| Leopold Moore | Defeated | ||||
| Luanshya | Michael McGann | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| I.H. Webb | |||||
| Midland | Hugh Kennedy McKee | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Ndola | Frederick Roberts | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| Arthur Stephenson | Defeated | ||||
| Nkana | Martin Visagie | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| Albert Smith | Defeated | ||||
| Catherine Olds | |||||
| North-Eastern | Thomas Spurgeon Page | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Southern | Richard Ernest Campbell | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia | |||||
Aftermath
Following the elections Stewart Gore-Browne was reappointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor as the member representing native interests.
See also
References
- ^ "News Items in Brief", East Africa and Rhodesia, 24 July 1941, p750
- ^ a b c "N. Rhodesian elections: New Labour Party Wins Five Seats", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p7
- ^ a b c d Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22
- ^ "Matters of Moment", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p3