General elections were held in
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North ...
on 29 August 1941.
["News Items in Brief", ''East Africa and Rhodesia'', 24 July 1941, p750] All five
Labour Party candidates won their seats.
["N. Rhodesian elections: New Labour Party Wins Five Seats", ''East Africa and Rhodesia'', 4 September 1941, p7]
Electoral system
The eight elected members of the Legislative Council (an increase from seven in the
1938 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1938.
Africa
* 1938 South African general election
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* 1938 Philippine legislative election
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) were elected from eight single-member constituencies. The additional seat was created by splitting Ndola into two to form the new constituency of
Luanshya
Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 117,579 (2008 census). The town is situated in an area which was under Chief Mushili of the Lamba people.
Luanshya was founded in the early part of the 20 ...
.
[''Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council'', Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22] The Northern Constituency was renamed
Broken Hill
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and most of its area was transferred to the new
North-Eastern constituency, which replaced
Eastern
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.
[ There were a total of 5,638 registered voters.][
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Results
Aftermath
Following the elections Stewart Gore-Browne was reappointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor as the member representing native interests.[
]
See also
* List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1941–1944)
References
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General
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Northern Rhodesia
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Parliamentary elections in Zambia
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Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North ...
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North ...