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General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1934, with the first seats elected on 28 March. [1] Four candidates were returned unopposed in the eleven Europeans constituencies, whilst the remaining seven constituencies were contested by 18 candidates. [1] For the five Indian seats, there were 17 candidates. [1] Voter turnout in the White seats was the highest since elections were introduced. [2] The Council convened for the first time after the election on 24 April. [3]
The Legislative Council consisted of eleven ex-officio members, eight appointed government officials, two members appointed to represent the interests of the African community, one member appointed to represent the Arab community, and seventeen elected members. [4]
Of the seventeen elected seats, eleven were for Europeans, five for Indians and one for Arabs. Around 6,000-7,000 Europeans were registered to vote in the eleven constituencies. [1]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | ||||
| Aberdare | Ernest Hay Wright | 120 | 42.25 | Elected |
| John Cotter | 78 | 27.46 | Defeated | |
| Edward Evans | 71 | 25.00 | ||
| Edward Vaughan Kenealy | 15 | 5.28 | ||
| Coast Province | Robert Robertson-Eustace | 38 | 62.30 | Re-elected |
| John Coverdale | 23 | 37.70 | ||
| Kiambu | James Riddell | 311 | 67.20 | Elected |
| Walter MacLellan Wilson | 127 | 25.40 | ||
| Corney Durham | 62 | 12.40 | Defeated | |
| Mombasa | Frederick Bemister | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Nairobi North | Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck | 406 | 56.62 | Elected |
| Franklin Vivian Ward | 311 | 43.38 | ||
| Nairobi South | Helmuth Schwartze | 325 | 52.00 | Re-elected |
| Arthur Legat | 300 | 48.00 | ||
| Nyanza | Conway Harvey | 150 | 62.24 | Re-elected |
| Frederick Bamber | 91 | 37.76 | ||
| Rift Valley | Francis Scott | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Trans Nzoia | James Kirkwood | 218 | 54.50 | Re-elected |
| Albert George Keyser | 182 | 45.50 | ||
| Uasin Gishu | Albert Hoey | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Ukamba | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Indian seats | ||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Isher Dass | Elected | ||
| Mangat Nahar Singh | Elected | |||
| Pandya Jagannath Bhavanishanker | Elected | |||
| Shams-ud-Deen | Elected | |||
| Alex de Souza | Elected | |||
| M H Malik | ||||
| Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yakub | ||||
| Chaturbhai Khushalbhai Patel | ||||
| Hakim Singh | Defeated | |||
| Devi Dass Puri | ||||
| Karmali Khimji Pradhan | ||||
| Babu Ram Sood | ||||
| Oza Uchbrangrai Keshvari | ||||
| Thakur Dass | ||||
| Abdul Rahman Cocker | ||||
| Nathubhai Jeevenjee Desai | ||||
| Dhanwant Singh | Defeated | |||
| Arab seat | ||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Sheriff Abdulla Salim el Huseini | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Source: East Africa, [5] Hansard [4] | ||||
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Ex officio | Henry Monck-Mason Moore |
| Walter Harragin | |
| Geoffrey Walsh | |
| Sydney Hubert La Fontaine | |
| Ethelbert Bernard Hosking | |
| Albert Rutherford Paterson | |
| Harold Bertram Waters | |
| Herbert Septimus Scott | |
| Arthur Edward Hamp | |
| John Clark Stronach | |
| George Dougal Kirsopp | |
| Appointed officials | Thomas Fitzgeraldn |
| Edward Butler Horne | |
| Harold Robert Montgomery | |
| Henry Guy Pilling | |
| Hugh Robert Everard Earle Welby | |
| George Henry Carne Boulderson | |
| Thomas Dundas Hope Bruce | |
| Hamnett Holland Brassey-Edwards | |
| African community representatives | George Burns |
| Ruper William Hemsted | |
| Arab community representative | Ali bin Salim |
| Source: Hansard [4] | |
The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 24 April. [4]
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