1938 Kenyan general election

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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)
Re-elected
Frans Johan Arnold
Leonard George Edwyn Llewelyn
Coast Province
(26 March)
Elected
Ewart Grogan
Kiambu
(2 April)
Josslyn Hay Elected
Arnold Bradley
Mombasa
(30 March)
Elected
Defeated
Nairobi North Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck Unopposed Re-elected
Nairobi South
(30 March)
Elected
Nyanza
(26 March)
Sidney Farrar Elected
Defeated
Rift Valley Unopposed Re-elected
Trans Nzoia
(26 March)
Re-elected
Francis Henry le Britton
Uasin Gishu
(26 March)
Elected
Defeated
Ukamba Unopposed Re-elected
Indian seats
Central
(26–28 March)
Shams-ud-Deen Re-elected
Isher Dass Re-elected
Defeated
Thakur Dass
Devi Dass Puri
Defeated
Eastern
(26–28 March)
Elected
Elected
Karmali Khimji Pradhan
Hussein Bhaloo Vellani
Western
(26–28 March)
Elected
Arab seat
Colony and Protectorate Unopposed Elected
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[4] Kenya Gazette,[1] Hansard[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kenya Gazette, 7 March 1938
  2. ^ a b "Kenya Elections No Differences On General Policy", The Times, 4 April 1938, p12, Issue 47960
  3. ^ a b "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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