General elections were held in
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as South ...
on 27 January 1954 for the seats in the
Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Rhodesia was the legislature of Southern Rhodesia and then Rhodesia from 1924 to 1970.
Background
In 1898, the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Southern Rhodesia's first elected representative body, was foun ...
. The result was a victory for the
United Rhodesia Party
The United Rhodesia Party (URP) was a white-run political party in Southern Rhodesia. It was informally known as the United Party.
The party first came to power in 1933 under Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins, who served until 1953. At this time, ...
, which won 26 of the 30 seats. The candidates of the
Rhodesia Labour Party
The Rhodesia Labour Party was a political party which existed in Southern Rhodesia from 1923 until the 1950s. Originally formed on the model of the British Labour Party from trade unions and being especially dominated by railway workers, it fo ...
and
Southern Rhodesia Labour Party ran as independents.
Dolf Sternberger
Dolf Sternberger (originally ''Adolf Sternberger''; 28 July 1907 – 27 July 1989) was a German people, German philosopher and political scientist at the University of Heidelberg.
Biography
Dolf Sternberger was born in Wiesbaden in 1907.
He is ...
, Bernhard Vogel
Bernhard Vogel (; 19 December 1932 – 2 March 2025) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was the 4th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1976 to 1988 and the sec ...
, Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ...
& Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p1676
Results
References
{{Zimbabwean elections
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as South ...
1954 in Southern Rhodesia
Elections in Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as South ...
January 1954 in Africa