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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 August 1941. [1] All five Labour Party candidates won their seats. [2]
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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 August 1941. [1] All five Labour Party candidates won their seats. [2]
The eight elected members of the Legislative Council (an increase from seven in the 1938 elections) were elected from eight single-member constituencies. The additional seat was created by splitting Ndola into two to form the new constituency of Luanshya. [3] The Northern Constituency was renamed Broken Hill and most of its area was transferred to the new North-Eastern constituency, which replaced Eastern. [3] There were a total of 5,638 registered voters. [3]
| Constituency | Settlements | Registered voters |
|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | Broken Hill, Mkushi, Serenje | 837 |
| Livingstone and Western | Balovale, Kalabo, Livingstone, Mankoya, Mongu–Lealui, Senanga, Sesheke | 497 |
| Luanshya | Luanshya, Mufulira | 1,253 |
| Midland | Broken Hill (South), Lusaka, Mumbwa | 556 |
| Ndola | Fort Rosebery, Kasempa, Kawambwa, Mwinilunga, Ndola | 570 |
| Nkana | Chingola, Nkana | 1,390 |
| North-Eastern | Abercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Isoka, Kasama, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke | 253 |
| Southern | Mazabuka, Namwala | 282 |
| Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia [3] | ||
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill | Roy Welensky | Labour Party | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Livingstone and Western | Francis Sinclair | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| Leopold Moore | Defeated | ||||
| Luanshya | Michael McGann | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| I.H. Webb | |||||
| Midland | Hugh Kennedy McKee | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Ndola | Frederick Roberts | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| Arthur Stephenson | Defeated | ||||
| Nkana | Martin Visagie | Labour Party | Elected | ||
| Albert Smith | Defeated | ||||
| Catherine Olds | |||||
| North-Eastern | Thomas Spurgeon Page | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Southern | Richard Ernest Campbell | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia [2] [4] | |||||
Following the elections Stewart Gore-Browne was reappointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor as the member representing native interests. [2]
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