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]

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Rhodesia Party	15,631	55.88	26	+2
	Confederate Party	6,232	22.28	0	New
	Independent Labour	1,148	4.10	1	New
		800	2.86	1	New
	Independents	4,163	14.88	2	New
Total		27,974	100.00	30	0

Valid votes		27,974	99.66
Invalid/blank votes		95	0.34
Total votes		28,069	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		40,745	68.89
Source: Willson^[3]

References[]

^ EP Dvorin (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
^ F.M.G. Willson (1963) Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962, pp173–178

[1] EP Dvorin (1954) "Central Africa's First Federal Election: Background and Issues", Political Research Quarterly, vol. 7, pp369-390

[2] Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1676

[3] F.M.G. Willson (1963) Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962, pp173–178

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