1958 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election

none April 2022 Federal elections were held in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 12 November 1958. The result was a victory for the ruling United Federal Party, with Roy Welensky remaining Prime Minister.Kenneth Janda (1980) Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey New York: The Free Press, pp281–282 Electoral system The Federal Parliament had 59 seats, of which four were elected by an African electoral college in the northern territories, two were nominated by governors in the northern territories, with one seat reserved for an elected European representing African interests. The remaining 52 were directly-elected using two electoral rolls; a general roll mainly consisting of Europeans and a special roll with a more representative population mix. The general roll included 83,506 Europeans and Coloureds, 2,876 Asians and 1,055 Africans, whilst the special roll included 137 Europeans, 25 coloureds, 23 Asians and 692 Africans. Thousands of eligible Africans did not register to vote. The general roll elected 44 seats, 24 in Southern Rhodesia, 14 in Northern Rhodesia and six in Nyasaland. Both the general and special roll voted for eight African seats, four from Southern Rhodesia and two each from Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.Africa: The Federal Election 1958 ITN The single European seat elected to represent African interests was elected in Southern Rhodesia by members of both rolls. Campaign A total of 112 candidates contested 48 constituencies, with five seats in Nyasaland having only one candidate, all of whom were elected unopposed. The main contest was between the United Federal Party led by Welensky and the Dominion Party led by Winston Field. The UFP contested all 53 seats (including the five unopposed constituencies); the DP ran in 43 constituencies, the Constitution Party led by A. Scott ran in eight constituencies, and the Confederate Party led by S. Gurland contested a single seat in Salisbury. The remaining twelve candidates were independents. Results General roll Special roll African interests United Federal Party 37145 36 35445 7 25359 1 44 +16 Dominion Party 22202 7 18177 1 8 New Constitution Party 1179 0 1619 0 0 New Confederate Party 55 0 0 –1 Independents 2390 1 19892 0 1 –1 African electoral college 4 0 Governor nominees 2 0 684 7683 4691 87412 85344 65092 +24 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1685 By territory Northern Rhodesia General roll Special roll United Federal Party 7638 12 7801 2 14 Dominion Party 3624 1 3996 0 1 Constitution Party 645 0 0 Independents 1203 1 1 147 1369 20252 20252 Sternberger et al. Nyasaland General roll Special roll United Federal Party 801 6 2 8 Dominion Party 96 0 0 Independents 52 0 0 11 2501 Sternberger et al. Southern Rhodesia General roll Special roll African interests United Federal Party 28706 18 27644 3 25359 1 22 Dominion Party 18482 6 14181 1 7 Constitution Party 534 0 1619 0 0 Confederate Party 55 0 0 Independents 1135 0 19892 0 0 526 6314 4691 64659 65092 65092 Sternberger et al. References Federation Election Category:Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia and Nyasaland election