1938 Kenyan general election

General elections were held in Kenya Colony between 26 March and 2 April 1938.[1] Three of the eleven white seats in the Legislative Council were uncontested,[2] whilst all Indian seats were contested,[3] and saw more businessmen were elected than politicians.[2] Lady Sidney Farrar became the country's first female Legislative Council member after defeating Conway Harvey in the Nyanza constituency by two votes.[3]

Results

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
European seats
Aberdare
(26 March)
Ernest Hay WrightRe-elected
Frans Johan Arnold
Leonard George Edwyn Llewelyn
Coast Province
(26 March)
Shirley Victor CookeElected
Ewart Grogan
Kiambu
(2 April)
Josslyn HayElected
Arnold Bradley
Mombasa
(30 March)
George NicolElected
Frederick BemisterDefeated
Nairobi NorthFerdinand Cavendish-BentinckUnopposedRe-elected
Nairobi South
(30 March)
Marcuswell MaxwellElected
Thomas O'Shea
Nyanza
(26 March)
Sidney FarrarElected
Conway HarveyDefeated
Rift ValleyFrancis ScottUnopposedRe-elected
Trans Nzoia
(26 March)
James KirkwoodRe-elected
Francis Henry le Britton
Uasin Gishu
(26 March)
Stanley GhersieElected
Albert HoeyDefeated
UkambaRobert ShawUnopposedRe-elected
Indian seats
Central
(26–28 March)
Shams-ud-DeenRe-elected
Isher DassRe-elected
Alex de SouzaDefeated
Thakur Dass
Devi Dass Puri
Mangat Nahar SinghDefeated
Eastern
(26–28 March)
Ambalal Bhailalbhai PatelElected
Pandya Jagannath BhavanishankerElected
Karmali Khimji Pradhan
Hussein Bhaloo Vellani
Western
(26–28 March)
Rahemtulla KassamElected
Dhanwant Singh
Arab seat
Colony and ProtectorateAli bin Salim bin KhalfanUnopposedElected
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[4] Kenya Gazette,[1] Hansard[5]

References

  1. Kenya Gazette, 7 March 1938
  2. "Kenya Elections No Differences On General Policy", The Times, 4 April 1938, p12, Issue 47960
  3. "News in Brief", The Times, 29 March 1938, p15, Issue 47955
  4. "New Candidates Sweep the Board", East Africa and Rhodesia, 7 April 1938, p906
  5. Legislative Council Debates Official Report, Second series, volume IV, 8 April–3 May 1938
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