1952 Kenyan general election

none General elections were held in Kenya in 1952. Electoral system The number of European seats in the Legislative Council was increased from 11 to 14, with two new constituencies in the countryside and one in western Nairobi."Elections In Kenya: Inter-Racial Rivalries At The Hustings", The Times, 7 June 1952, p7, Issue 52332 The number of Indian seats was increased from five to six, although two seats were allotted to Muslims at their request. All but one of the Indian candidates were running on behalf of the East African Indian National Congress, which supported a boycott of the Council in protest at the division of the Indian seats based on religion. The majority Black population was not entitled to vote, and instead six members (an increase from four) were appointed by the Governor from lists drawn up by local governments following hustings. Results Elected members ConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesEuropean seatsAberdare(6 June)Humphrey Slade49454.6ElectedThomas Cholmondeley41045.4Coast(3 June)Shirley Victor Cooke18550.7Re-electedGeorge Alexander Heath11932.6George Bennett Mouseley6116.7KiambuWilfrid HavelockUnopposedRe-electedMau(30 May)William Crosskill29870.6ElectedHE Buzton12429.4MombasaCyril UsherUnopposedElectedMount Kenya(7 June)Llewellyn Briggs42264.6ElectedThomas Chippindall Colquitt Lewin23135.4Nairobi NorthStanley GhersieUnopposedElectedNairobi South(10 June)Norman Harris1,08249.7ElectedDerek Erskine72433.3DefeatedLeo Eric Vigar37117.0Nairobi West(3 June)Ewart Grogan77071.6ElectedJean Remi Martin30528.4Nyanza(2 June)Agnes Shaw63266.6ElectedNoel Irwin31733.4Rift ValleyMichael BlundellUnopposedRe-electedTrans NzoiaAlbert George KeyserUnopposedRe-electedUasin GishuLaurence Maconochie-WelwoodUnopposedRe-electedUkambaDorothy ShawUnopposedRe-electedNon-Muslim Indian seatsCentral(8 June)Chanan Singh Daulat Ram8,41035.6ElectedChunilal Madan5,88624.9Re-electedDahabhai Travadi5,79824.5S G Amin2,71911.5K B Shah8133.4Eastern(31 May–1 June)Ambalal Bhailalbhar Patel3,87457.6Re-electedDosalal Ghelabhai Mehta2,84642.4Western(4 June)Jethabhai Somabhai Patel3,10250.3ElectedAhluwalia Pritam3,06549.7DefeatedMuslim Indian seatsEast(7–8 June)Sayed Ghula Hassan Sayed Ali Mohamed Shah2,93255.2ElectedMohamed Ali Rana2,37744.8WestIbrahim NathooUnopposedRe-electedArab seatColony and Protectorate(4 June)Mahfood Saleh Mackawi46552.0ElectedMohamed Abdulla Shatry43048.0DefeatedSource: East Africa and Rhodesia"Nominations for the General Election in Kenya", East Africa and Rhodesia, 20 August 1956, p1866 Aftermath The newly elected Council convened for the first time on 12 June."Future Policy In Kenya "Self-Government The Objective"", The Times, 14 June 1952, p5, 52338 References Kenya General Category:Elections in Kenya Category:Legislative Council of Kenya