1948 Northern Rhodesian general election

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 14 August 1948."General Election in N. Rhodesia: Four Candidates Returned Unopposed", East Africa and Rhodesia, 29 July 1948, p1315 Electoral system The ten elected members of the Legislative Council (an increase from eight in the 1944 elections) were elected from ten single-member constituencies.Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p23 Two new constituencies were created; Lusaka was split out of the Midland constituency, whilst Mufulira–Chingola was created by taking Mufulira from the Luanshya constituency and Chingola from the Nkana constituency. The Livingstone and Western and Southern constituencies were reorganised into Livingstone and South-Western. There were a total of 7,086 registered voters. ConstituencySettlementsRegistered votersBroken HillBroken Hill Urban, Broken Hill Rural (north)920LivingstoneLivingstone, Sesheke365LuanshyaLuanshya714LusakaAll settlements within 10 miles of Lusaka Boma809MidlandBalovale, Broken Hill Rural (South), Kabompo, Kasempa, Lusaka Rural, Mumbwa, Mwinilunga, Serenje, Solwezi321Mufulira–ChingolaChingola, Mufulira1,211NdolaNdola Rural, Ndola Urban795NkanaKitwe1,064North-EasternAbercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Fort Rosebery, Isoka, Kasama, Kawambwa, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke 452South-WesternGwembe, Kalabo, Kalomo, Mankoya, Mazabuka, Mongu Namwala, Senanga435Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia Results ConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesBroken HillRoy WelenskyUnopposedRe-electedLivingstoneHerbert Millar ElectedCuthbert Garret LuanshyaAlbert Davies ElectedHarold Webb LusakaErnest Sergeant ElectedAlexander Scott Clarence Lewis MidlandMarais von Eeden ElectedClifford Kelly Mufulira–ChingolaJames Morris ElectedGladys Douglas Alexander Stevens NdolaEwain WilsonUnopposedElectedNkanaGeorge L'Ange ElectedBrian Goodwin DefeatedNorth-EasternFrank RobertsonUnopposedElectedSouth-WesternGeoffrey BeckettUnopposedElectedSource: East Africa and Rhodesia"Northern Rhodesia's General Election: Six New Members Returned at Last Week's Poll, East Africa and Rhodesia, 2 September 1948, p1465 See also List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1948–53) References General Northern Rhodesia Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results