The Reform Party was a political party in
Kenya
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led by
Lord Delamere.
History
The party was established by Lord Delamere on 24 May 1921,
[Ross W. McGregor (2012) ''Kenya from Within: A Short Political History'', Routledge] following the resignation of several members of the
Legislative Council who had
been elected the previous year. Delamere had resigned in 1920 due to his unhappiness with the Secretary of State, and was followed out of the Council by several other members in May 1921.
[ Marjorie Ruth Dilley (1966) ''British Policy in Kenya Colony'', Psychology Press, pp52–53] The formation of the party was primarily aimed at ensuring more power for
Europeans
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, reducing government spending rather than raising taxes and giving elected members a forum to hold discussions outside the Council.
[ When by-elections were held for the four vacant seats, three of them were won by Reform Party members,][ including Delamere.
In the 1927 general elections the party won eight of the eleven European seats on the Legislative Council.
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References
Defunct political parties in Kenya
1921 establishments in Kenya
Political parties established in 1921
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