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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 16 July 1932. [1] Of the seven elected seats in the Legislative Council, four had only one candidate, who was elected unopposed; Herbert Goodhart in the Eastern constituency, John Brown in Midlands, Chad Norris in Northern and Thomas Henderson Murray in Southern. [1] The only contested seats were the two in Livingstone and the one in Ndola. [1]
The seven elected members of the Legislative Council were elected from six constituencies; five constituencies returned a single member, whilst Livingstone and Western returned two. [2] There were a total of 2,565 registered voters. [2]
Constituency | Settlements | Registered voters |
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Eastern | Fort Jameson, Lundazi, Petauke | 91 |
Livingstone and Western | Balovale, Kalabo, Lealui, Livingstone, Mankoya, Nalolo, Sesheke | 557 |
Midland | Feira, Lusaka, Mumbwa | 236 |
Ndola | Kasempa, Kawambwa, Fort Rosebery, Mwinilunga, Ndola, Solwezi | 830 |
Northern | Abercorn, Broken Hill, Chinsali, Isoka, Kasama, Luwingu, Mkushi, Mpika, Mporokoso, Serenje | 649 |
Southern | Kalomo, Mazabuka, Namwala | 202 |
Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia [2] |
In Ndola incumbent member Kennedy Harris, a businessman, was challenged by Herbert Walsh, a trade unionist. In the two-member Livingstone and Western constituency, incumbents Leopold Moore (owner of Northern Rhodesia's only newspaper, The Livingstone Mail ) and Frank Lowe (an accountant and mayor of Livingstone) were challenged by former Livingstone mayor Charles Knight and Deputy mayor F.D. Law. [3]
Constituency | Candidates | Notes |
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Eastern | Herbert Goodhart | Elected unopposed |
Livingstone and Western | Leopold Moore | Elected |
Charles Knight | Elected | |
Frank Lowe | Unseated | |
F.D. Law | ||
Midland | John Brown | Elected unopposed |
Ndola | Kennedy Harris | Elected |
Herbert Walsh | ||
Northern | Chad Norris | Elected unopposed |
Southern | Thomas Henderson Murray | Elected unopposed |
Source: Davidson [4] |
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