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General elections were held in Kenya in 1952.
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General elections were held in Kenya in 1952.
The number of European seats in the Legislative Council was increased from 11 to 14, with two new constituencies in the countryside and one in western Nairobi. [1] The number of Indian seats was increased from five to six, although two seats were allotted to Muslims at their request. [1] All but one of the Indian candidates were running on behalf of the East African Indian National Congress, which supported a boycott of the Council in protest at the division of the Indian seats based on religion. [1] The majority Black population was not entitled to vote, and instead six members (an increase from four) were appointed by the Governor from lists drawn up by local governments following hustings. [1]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | |||||
| Aberdare (6 June) | Humphrey Slade | 494 | 54.6 | Elected | |
| Thomas Cholmondeley | 410 | 45.4 | |||
| Coast (3 June) | Shirley Victor Cooke | 185 | 50.7 | Re-elected | |
| George Alexander Heath | 119 | 32.6 | |||
| George Bennett Mouseley | 61 | 16.7 | |||
| Kiambu | Wilfrid Havelock | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Mau (30 May) | William Crosskill | 298 | 70.6 | Elected | |
| HE Buzton | 124 | 29.4 | |||
| Mombasa | Cyril Usher | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Mount Kenya (7 June) | Llewellyn Briggs | 422 | 64.6 | Elected | |
| Thomas Chippindall Colquitt Lewin | 231 | 35.4 | |||
| Nairobi North | Stanley Ghersie | Unopposed | Elected | ||
| Nairobi South (10 June) | Norman Harris | 1,082 | 49.7 | Elected | |
| Derek Erskine | 724 | 33.3 | Defeated | ||
| Leo Eric Vigar | 371 | 17.0 | |||
| Nairobi West (3 June) | Ewart Grogan | 770 | 71.6 | Elected | |
| Jean Remi Martin | 305 | 28.4 | |||
| Nyanza (2 June) | Agnes Shaw | 632 | 66.6 | Elected | |
| Noel Irwin | 317 | 33.4 | |||
| Rift Valley | Michael Blundell | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Trans Nzoia | Albert George Keyser | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Uasin Gishu | Laurence Maconochie-Welwood | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Ukamba | Dorothy Shaw | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Non-Muslim Indian seats | |||||
| Central (8 June) | Chanan Singh Daulat Ram | 8,410 | 35.6 | Elected | |
| Chunilal Madan | 5,886 | 24.9 | Re-elected | ||
| Dahabhai Travadi | 5,798 | 24.5 | |||
| S G Amin | 2,719 | 11.5 | |||
| K B Shah | 813 | 3.4 | |||
| Eastern (31 May–1 June) | Ambalal Bhailalbhar Patel | 3,874 | 57.6 | Re-elected | |
| Dosalal Ghelabhai Mehta | 2,846 | 42.4 | |||
| Western (4 June) | Jethabhai Somabhai Patel | 3,102 | 50.3 | Elected | |
| Ahluwalia Pritam | 3,065 | 49.7 | Defeated | ||
| Muslim Indian seats | |||||
| East (7–8 June) | Sayed Ghula Hassan Sayed Ali Mohamed Shah | 2,932 | 55.2 | Elected | |
| Mohamed Ali Rana | 2,377 | 44.8 | |||
| West | Ibrahim Nathoo | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| Arab seat | |||||
| Colony and Protectorate (4 June) | Mahfood Saleh Mackawi | 465 | 52.0 | Elected | |
| Mohamed Abdulla Shatry | 430 | 48.0 | Defeated | ||
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia [2] | |||||
The newly elected Council convened for the first time on 12 June. [3]
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