List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1962–1964)

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Members of the from 1962 until 1964 were elected on 30 October 1962. However, not all the national seats were filled;[1] although by-elections were held on 10 December, several seats still remained empty.

List of members[]

Upper Roll seats[]

Constituency Member Party Notes
Broken Hill United Federal Party
Chingola United Federal Party
United Federal Party
United Federal Party
Kitwe West United Federal Party
United Federal Party
Luanshya–Kansenji Cecil Dennistoun Burney United Federal Party
United Federal Party
United Federal Party
Mufulira United Federal Party
Thomas Lawler United Federal Party
United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and Mines
Roan United Federal Party
United Federal Party
United Federal Party

Lower Roll seats[]

Constituency Member Party Notes
Bangweulu Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare
United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Finance
United National Independence Party
Alexander Grey Zulu United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Native Affairs
United National Independence Party
Sikota Wina United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government and Social Welfare
Wesley Nyirenda United National Independence Party
Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Secretary
Elijah Mudenda United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for African Agriculture
Muchinga United National Independence Party
Simon Kapwepwe United National Independence Party Minister of African Agriculture
United National Independence Party
Reuben Kamanga United National Independence Party Minister of Labour and Mines
Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for African Education
Harry Nkumbula Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of African Education

National seats[]

Constituency Member Party Notes
(African) Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Works (until 6 November 1963)
(European) United Federal Party
(African) United Federal Party
(European) Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of Land and Natural Resources (until 30 November 1963)
Luapula (2 seats) Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of Transport and Works
(2 seats) Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for Land and Natural Resources (until 13 August 1963)
Independent (UNIP)

Nominated members[]

Position Member Notes
Speaker Thomas Williams
Nominated Official Member Acting Administrative Secretary
Nominated Official Member P.H. Counsell Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Solicitor-General
Nominated Unofficial Member Gwendoline Konie From 12 March 1963

Replacements[]

Previous member Date New member Notes
12 March 1963 Administrative Secretary
P.H. Counsell 18 June 1963 Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Solicitor-General
5 November 1963 G.F. Tredwell Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of the Chief Secretary

Ex officio members[]

Position Member
Chief Secretary to the Government , Richard Luyt
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs , Brian Andre Doyle
Chief Commissioner and Minister of Native Affairs E.C. Thomson, ,
Minister of Finance A.E. Lewis,

References[]

  1. ^ David C. Mulford (1964) The Northern Rhodesian General Election 1962, Oxford University Press
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