List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1962–1964)

Last updated

Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1962 until 1964 were elected on 30 October 1962. However, not all the national seats were filled; [1] although by-elections were held on 10 December, several seats still remained empty.

Contents

List of members

Upper Roll seats

ConstituencyMemberPartyNotes
Broken Hill John Roberts United Federal Party
Chingola Samuel Magnus United Federal Party
Eastern Rural Ebden Carlisle United Federal Party
Kitwe East Hugh Stanley United Federal Party
Kitwe West Jerry Steyn United Federal Party
Livingstone James MacMillan United Federal Party
Luanshya–Kansenji Cecil Dennistoun Burney United Federal Party
Lusaka East Gabriel Musumbulwa United Federal Party
Lusaka West Hugh Mitchley United Federal Party
Mufulira Pieter Wulff United Federal Party
Ndola East Thomas Lawler United Federal Party
Northern Rural John Mwanakatwe United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and Mines
Roan Hendrick Liebenberg United Federal Party
Southern Rural John Burnside United Federal Party
Western Rural Norman Coates United Federal Party

Lower Roll seats

ConstituencyMemberPartyNotes
Bangweulu Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare
Barotseland East Arthur Wina United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Finance
Barotseland West Mubiana Nalilungwe United National Independence Party
Copperbelt Central Alexander Grey Zulu United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Native Affairs
Copperbelt East John Chisata United National Independence Party
Copperbelt West Sikota Wina United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government and Social Welfare
Eastern Wesley Nyirenda United National Independence Party
Lusaka Rural Edward Liso Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Secretary
Midlands Elijah Mudenda United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for African Agriculture
Muchinga Aaron Milner United National Independence Party
Northern Simon Kapwepwe United National Independence Party Minister of African Agriculture
North-Western Samuel Mblishi United National Independence Party
South-Eastern Reuben Kamanga United National Independence Party Minister of Labour and Mines
Southern Chiwala Banda Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for African Education
South-Western Harry Nkumbula Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of African Education

National seats

ConstituencyMemberPartyNotes
Lower Kafue (African) Francis Chembe Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Works (until 6 November 1963)
Lower Kafue (European) Jack Eaton United Federal Party
Luangwa (African) Philemon Zindana United Federal Party
Luangwa (European) Charles Cousins Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of Land and Natural Resources (until 30 November 1963)
Luapula (2 seats) Francis Stubbs Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of Transport and Works
Zambezi (2 seats) Job Michello Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for Land and Natural Resources (until 13 August 1963)
Special National Kashibhai Patel Independent (UNIP)

Nominated members

PositionMemberNotes
Speaker Thomas Williams
Nominated Official Member Leonard Bean Acting Administrative Secretary
Nominated Official MemberP.H. CounsellPermanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Solicitor-General
Nominated Unofficial Member Gwendoline Konie From 12 March 1963

Replacements

Previous memberDateNew memberNotes
Leonard Bean 12 March 1963 Albert Gaminara Administrative Secretary
P.H. Counsell18 June 1963 William McCall Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Solicitor-General
Albert Gaminara 5 November 1963G.F. TredwellPermanent Secretary to the Ministry of the Chief Secretary

Ex officio members

PositionMember
Chief Secretary to the Government Frederick Thomas, Richard Luyt
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs William McCall, Brian Andre Doyle
Chief Commissioner and Minister of Native AffairsE.C. Thomson, Leonard Bean, Frederick Thomas
Minister of Finance A.E. Lewis, Trevor Gardner

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 United Kingdom general election</span>

The 1964 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 15 October 1964. It resulted in the Conservatives, led by incumbent Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, narrowly losing to the Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson; Labour secured a parliamentary majority of four seats and ended its thirteen years in opposition since the 1951 election. Wilson became the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Rosebery in 1894.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Unionist Party (Scotland)</span> Former centre-right political party in Scotland

The Unionist Party was the main centre-right political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roy Welensky</span> Northern Rhodesian politician (1907–1991)

Sir Roland "Roy" Welensky was a Northern Rhodesian politician and the second and last Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 United States Senate elections</span>

The 1962 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate. Held on November 6, the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. His Democratic Party made a net gain of four seats from the Republicans, increasing their control of the Senate to 68–32. However, this was reduced to 67–33 between the election and the next Congress, as on November 18, 1962, Democrat Dennis Chávez, who was not up for election that year, died. He was replaced on November 30, 1962, by Republican appointee Edwin L. Mechem. Additionally, Democrat Strom Thurmond became a Republican in 1964, further reducing Democrats to 66–34. This was the first time since 1932 that Democrats gained seats in this class of Senators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 United States House of Representatives elections</span> House elections for the 89th U.S. Congress

The 1964 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 3, 1964, to elect members to serve in the 89th United States Congress. They coincided with the election to a full term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson's landslide victory over Barry Goldwater allowed his Democratic Party to gain a net of 36 seats from the Republican Party, giving them a two-thirds majority in the House. The election also marked the first time since Reconstruction that Republicans made inroads in the Deep South, with Republicans winning seats in Georgia for the first time since 1874, and Alabama and Mississippi since 1876.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 United States House of Representatives elections</span> House elections for the 88th U.S. Congress

The 1962 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 6, 1962, to elect members to serve in the 88th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President John F. Kennedy's term. As in most midterm elections, Kennedy's Democratic Party lost seats to the opposition Republican Party, but retained a majority. House Democrats were expected to lose their majority, but the resolution over the Cuban Missile Crisis just a few weeks prior led to a rebound in approval for the Democrats under President Kennedy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Zambia</span>

Elections in Zambia take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a presidential system. The President and National Assembly are simultaneously elected for five-year terms.

The Hills was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1962 to 2007. It was a 51.08 km2 urban electorate in Sydney's north-west, taking in the suburbs of Carlingford, Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Glenhaven, Kellyville, Pennant Hills and West Pennant Hills. There were 44,961 electors enrolled in the district at the 1999 state election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 Southern Rhodesian general election</span>

General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 14 December 1962. Voters elected 65 members of the Legislative Assembly. The election was notable for bringing to power the Rhodesian Front, initially under Winston Field, which set the colony on the course for its eventual Unilateral Declaration of Independence.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1963 Australian federal election</span> Australian federal election

The 1963 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 30 November 1963. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. The incumbent Liberal–Country coalition government, led by Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, won an increased majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by Arthur Calwell. This was the only time that a Federal Government won a seventh consecutive term in office.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">3rd Lok Sabha</span> 3rd lower house of the Parliament of India

The 3rd Lok Sabha, was elected in February–March 1962. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India. The election was held for 494 seats out of which Indian national congress won 361 seats. 14 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 3rd Lok Sabha after the 1962 Indian general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 United States elections</span>

The 1962 United States elections were held on November 6 to elect the members of the 88th United States Congress. The election occurred in the middle of Democratic President John F. Kennedy's term. The Republican Party picked up four seats in the House of Representatives. Still, the Democrats retained strong majorities in both houses of Congress.

Iveagh was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 40th parliament held their seats from 1962 to 1965. They were elected at the 1962 state election, and at by-elections. The Speaker was Ray Maher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 Northern Rhodesian general election</span>

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 20 and 21 January 1964. There were two voter rolls for the Legislative Council, a main roll that elected 65 seats, and a reserved roll that elected 10. Africans elected the main roll, whilst Europeans elected the reserve roll. Other ethnicities were allowed to choose which roll to be part of. The United National Independence Party won the elections, taking 55 of the common roll seats. Its leader, Kenneth Kaunda became Prime Minister, leading the country to independence in October that year, at which point he became President. Voter turnout was 94.8% for the main roll and 74.1% for the reserved roll.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 Northern Rhodesian general election</span>

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 30 October 1962, with by-elections for several seats held on 10 December. Although the United Federal Party won the most seats in the Legislative Council, and Northern Rhodesian African National Congress leader Harry Nkumbula had made a secret electoral pact with the UFP, Nkumbula decided to form a government with the United National Independence Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 New South Wales state election</span> State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1962

The 1962 New South Wales state election was held on 3 March 1962. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1961 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the Legislative Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Africa Party</span>

The Central Africa Party was a multi-racial political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The party organised separately in the three constituent part of the federation, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1962 Illinois elections</span>

Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 6, 1962.

References

  1. David C. Mulford (1964) The Northern Rhodesian General Election 1962, Oxford University Press