1948 Kenyan general election
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General elections were held in Kenya in May 1948.
Electoral system[]
The seats in the Legislative Council were distributed according to a race-based franchise. Eleven Europeans were elected from single-member constituencies defined as Part A; five Indians (two of which were required to be Muslims) were elected from three Part B constituencies, and one Arab was elected from a single nationwide Part C constituency. Four Africans and nine Europeans were nominated members.
Results[]
Elected members[]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
European seats | ||||
Aberdare (19 May) |
299 | 58.4 | Elected | |
Clive Wilfrid Salter | 152 | 29.7 | ||
Arthur Sutcliffe | 61 | 11.9 | ||
Coast | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
Kiambu | Wilfrid Havelock | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
Mombasa | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
Nairobi North (14 May) |
391 | 61.2 | Re-elected | |
248 | 38.8 | |||
Nairobi South (12 May) |
Derek Erskine | 627 | 72.2 | Elected |
141 | 16.2 | |||
George Alfred Tyson | 101 | 11.6 | ||
Nyanza | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
Rift Valley (12 May) |
Michael Blundell | 356 | 50.6 | Elected |
273 | 38.8 | |||
Sidney Farrar | 74 | 10.5 | ||
Trans Nzoia | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
Uasin Gishu | Unopposed | Elected | ||
Ukamba | Dorothy Shaw | Unopposed | Elected | |
Indian seats | ||||
Central (28–30 May) |
Chunilal Madan | Elected | ||
Elected Muslim | ||||
Bhagar Singh Biant Singh Biant | ||||
Eastern | Re-elected | |||
Elected Muslim | ||||
Western (13–15 May) |
Re-elected | |||
Arab member | ||||
Colony and Protectorate | Elected | |||
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[1] Kenya Gazette[2][3][4] |
Appointed members[]
Member | Position |
---|---|
African appointees | |
Eliud Mathu | |
Appolo Ohanga | |
James Jeremiah | |
John Kipsugut arap Chemallan | |
European appointees | |
Norman Frederick Stewart Andrews | Deputy Financial Secretary |
Samuel Reginald Boyd | Director of Public Works |
Stuart Gillett | Director of Agriculture |
John Basil Hobson | Solicitor-General |
Ernest Meredyth Hyde-Clarke | Labour Commissioner |
Arthur Hope Jones | Secretary for Commerce and Industry |
Norman MacPherson MacLennan | Director of Medical Services |
Robert Patrick | Director of Education |
George James Robbins | Commissioner of Lands, Mines and Surveys |
Source: Kenya Gazette[4] |
References[]
- ^ "Kenya's European Elected Members", East Africa and Rhodesia, 3 June 1948, p1069
- ^ Kenya Gazette, 18 May 1948, p338
- ^ Kenya Gazette, 20 Apr 1948, p275
- ^ a b Kenya Gazette, 25 May 1948, p349
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