1954 Southern Rhodesian general election
General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 27 January 1954 for the seats in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for the United Rhodesia Party, which won 26 of the 30 seats. The candidates of the Rhodesia Labour Party and Southern Rhodesia Labour Party ran as independents.[2]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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| United Rhodesia Party | 15,631 | 55.9 | 26 | +2 |
| Confederate Party | 6,232 | 22.3 | 0 | New |
| Independent Labour | 1,148 | 4.1 | 1 | New |
| Independent Rhodesia Party | 800 | 2.8 | 1 | New |
| Independents | 4,161 | 14.9 | 2 | New |
| Total | 27,974 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 50,477 | − | − | |
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia[3] | ||||
References
- Dvorin, EP (1954) Central Africa's First Federal Election: Background and Issues Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 7, pp369-390
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1676
- "Decisive Electoral Victory for United Rhodesia Party", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 February 1954, pp694–695
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