1931 Kenyan general election

none General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1931. Five of the eleven white seats in the Legislative Council were uncontested, with Lord Delamere amongst those returned unopposed."Kenya Elections: White Settlers And Closer Union", The Times, 18 April 1931, p9, Issue 45800 Unlike previous elections, which were boycotted by the Indian population, this time the community participated. Fourteen candidates including two independents contested the five Indian seats. However, seven of them declared that they would not take their seats on the Council if elected until the separate voter rolls for whites and Indians were scrapped. Results European seatsConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesCoastRobert Robertson-Eustace Re-electedKenyaJohn Cotter ElectedKikuyuCorney Durham Re-electedLakeConway Harvey Re-electedMombasaFrederick Bemister ElectedNairobi NorthHamilton Ward Re-electedNairobi SouthHelmuth Schwartze Re-electedPlateau NorthJames Kirkwood Re-electedPlateau SouthThomas O'Shea Re-electedRift ValleyHugh CholmondeleyUnopposedRe-electedUkambaFrancis Scott Re-electedIndian seatsR D Doshi ElectedA U Sheth ElectedDhanwant Singh ElectedHakim Singh ElectedAbdul Wahid ElectedArab seatAbdulla bin Salim Re-electedSource: Hansard Appointed members PositionMemberEx officio membersAttorney GeneralA D A MacGregorChief Native CommissionerArmigel de Vins WadeColonial SecretaryH M M MooreCommissioner for Local Government, Lands and SettlementH T MartinCommissioner of CustomsG WalshDirector of AgricultureHenry WolfeDirector of EducationH S ScottDirector of Medical and Sanitary ServicesJohn Langton GilksDirector of Public WorksHoward Lecky SikesKenya and Uganda Railway General ManagerGodfrey Dean RhodesTreasurerH H RushtonAppointed officialsChief Veterinary OfficerHamnett Holland Brassey EdwardsOfficer Commanding Northern BrigadeR WilkinsonPostmaster GeneralThomas FitzgeraldProvincial Commissioner, CoastL A Feild JonesProvincial Commissioner, MasaiE B HorneProvincial Commissioner, NzoiaOscar Ferris WatkinsProvincial Commissioner, Rift ValleyH R MontgomerySolicitor-GeneralThomas Dundas Hope BruceSurveyor-GeneralS F DeckAppointed unofficial membersMember to represent African interestsGeorge BurnsSource: HansardKenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1931 Aftermath The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 2 June. References Kenya General Category:Elections in Kenya Category:Legislative Council of Kenya Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results