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General elections were held in Kenya in 1952.
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Kenya |
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| Foreign relations |
Economic schemes |
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]
White people in Kenya or White Kenyans, are those born in or resident in Kenya who descend from Europeans and/or identify themselves as white. There is currently a minor but relatively prominent white community in Kenya, mainly descended from British, but also to a lesser extent Italian and Greek, migrants dating from the colonial period.
The Legislative Council of Kenya (LegCo) was the legislature of Kenya between 1907 and 1963. It was modelled on the Westminster system. It began as a nominated, exclusively European institution and evolved into an electable legislature with universal suffrage. It was succeeded by the National Assembly in 1963.
Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of Kenya. The name comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates to "cool water", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 3,138,369 in the 2009 census, while the metropolitan area has a population of 6,547,547. The city is popularly referred to as the Green City in the Sun.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | |||||
| Aberdare (6 June) | Humprey 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 Mackintosh Stuart 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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