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1954 Southern Rhodesian general election

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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

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PartyVotes%Seats /–
United Rhodesia Party15,63155.8826 2
Confederate Party6,23222.280New
Independent Labour1,1484.101New
Independent Rhodesia Party8002.861New
Independents4,16314.882New
Total27,974100.00300
Valid votes27,97499.66
Invalid/blank votes950.34
Total votes28,069100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,74568.89
Source: Willson[3]

References

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  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