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Advisory Council elections were held in Northern Rhodesia in April 1920. [1]
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Advisory Council elections were held in Northern Rhodesia in April 1920. [1]
Northern Rhodesia was split into two constituencies, North-Western Rhodesia (four seats) and North-Eastern Rhodesia (one seat). Voting was restricted to British subjects over the age of 21 who had lived in the territory for at least six months and owned at least £150 of property. [2]
| Seat | Elected members | |
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| North-Eastern Rhodesia | J.L. Bruce | |
| North-Western Rhodesia | W.M. Alexander | |
| Frederick Clarke | ||
| Leopold Moore | ||
| D.E.C.R. Stirke | ||
| Source: Northern Rhodesia Journal | ||
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