1944 Northern Rhodesian general election

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 September 1944."News Items in Brief", East Africa and Rhodesia, 14 September 1944, p59 Electoral system The eight elected members of the Legislative Council were elected from eight single-member constituencies.Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22 There were a total of 6,527 registered voters. ConstituencySettlementsRegistered votersBroken HillBroken Hill, Mkushi, Serenje950Livingstone and WesternBalovale, Kalabo, Livingstone, Mankoya, Mongu–Lealui, Senanga, Sesheke469LuanshyaLuanshya, Mufulira1,497MidlandBroken Hill (South), Lusaka, Mumbwa648NdolaFort Rosebery, Kasempa, Kawambwa, Mwinilunga, Ndola656NkanaChingola, Nkana1,771North-EasternAbercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Isoka, Kasama, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke 270SouthernMazabuka, Namwala266Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia Campaign All constituencies were contested by more than one candidate with the exception of Broken Hill, where Labour Party leader Roy Welensky was returned unopposed."N. Rhodesian General Election: Mr. Roy Welensky Returned Unopposed", East African and Rhodesia, 7 September 1944, p34 The incumbent members for Livingstone and Western (Francis Sinclair), Luanshya (Michael McGann) and Nkana (Martin Visagie) did not run for re-election. Results Notes Broken Hill Roy Welensky Labour Party – Re-elected unopposed y Livingstone and Western N Hedley Priest Labour Party 223 Elected Robert Hood Orr Independent Labour 96 469 y Luanshya N James Morris Independent 406 Elected Francis Edward John Patrick Murray Labour Party 398 1497 y Midland N Hugh Kennedy McKee Independent 212 Re-elected Marais von Eeden Independent 183 Edwin Bernard Evans Labour Party 124 648 y Ndola N Godfrey Pelletier Independent 223 Re-elected Charles Allan Labour Party 218 656 y Nkana N Brian Goodwin Independent Labour 573 Elected James Knock Wykerd Labour Party 451 1771 y North-Eastern N Thomas Spurgeon Page 94 Re-elected Grant Bruce Robertson Independent 87 270 y Southern N Richard Ernest Campbell Independent 95 Re-elected John Milton Walker 90 266 East Africa and Rhodesia,"Three New Members in N. Rhodesian Council: Four Members Re-elected by Narrow Majorities", East Africa and Rhodesia, 5 October 1944, pp107–108 Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia Aftermath Following the elections, a petition was sent to the Governor requesting the annulment of the result in Ndola. An enquiry by the Acting Chief Justice found that seven ballots had been improperly rejected, meaning that the result would have been a tie."New Election for Ndola Seat: Voting Papers Were Improperly Rejected", East African and Rhodesia, 26 October 1944, p188 A by-election was held on 4 December,"Ndola Election", East Africa and Rhodesia, 23 November 1944, p273 in which the original winner Godfrey Pelletier opted not to run."Ndola Election", East Africa and Rhodesia, 9 November 1944, p230 Harold Williams was elected in his place."Ndola's New M.L.C.", East Africa and Rhodesia, 11 January 1945, p489 See also List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1944–48) References General Northern Rhodesia Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia