1941 Northern Rhodesian general election

none General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 August 1941."News Items in Brief", East Africa and Rhodesia, 24 July 1941, p750 All five Labour Party candidates won their seats."N. Rhodesian elections: New Labour Party Wins Five Seats", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p7 Electoral system 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.Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22 The Northern Constituency was renamed Broken Hill and most of its area was transferred to the new North-Eastern constituency, which replaced Eastern. There were a total of 5,638 registered voters. ConstituencySettlementsRegistered votersBroken HillBroken Hill, Mkushi, Serenje837Livingstone and WesternBalovale, Kalabo, Livingstone, Mankoya, Mongu–Lealui, Senanga, Sesheke497LuanshyaLuanshya, Mufulira1,253MidlandBroken Hill (South), Lusaka, Mumbwa556NdolaFort Rosebery, Kasempa, Kawambwa, Mwinilunga, Ndola570NkanaChingola, Nkana1,390North-EasternAbercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Isoka, Kasama, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke 253SouthernMazabuka, Namwala282Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia Results ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%NotesBroken HillRoy WelenskyLabour PartyUnopposedElectedLivingstone and WesternFrancis SinclairLabour Party ElectedLeopold Moore DefeatedLuanshyaMichael McGannLabour Party ElectedI.H. Webb MidlandHugh Kennedy McKee UnopposedElectedNdolaFrederick RobertsLabour Party ElectedArthur Stephenson DefeatedNkanaMartin VisagieLabour Party ElectedAlbert Smith DefeatedCatherine Olds North-EasternThomas Spurgeon Page UnopposedElectedSouthernRichard Ernest Campbell UnopposedElectedSource: East Africa and Rhodesia"Matters of Moment", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 September 1941, p3 Aftermath Following the elections Stewart Gore-Browne was reappointed to the Legislative Council by the Governor as the member representing native interests. See also List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1941–1944) References General Northern Rhodesia Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia