1924 Kenyan general election

none General elections were held in Kenya Colony on 2 April 1924."Government Notice No. 94", Kenya Gazette, 18 March 1924, pp6–8 The elections were the first under a new Constitution which saw suffrage extended to Indians and Arabs, who were allotted five and one elected seat in the Legislative Council respectively, alongside the eleven elected seats for the white population, although appointed members were still the majority."Kenya Franchise: New Constitution Adopted", The Times, 5 January 1924, p9, Issue 43541 Whilst all adult Indian residents were given the right to vote, in the Arab community only men literate in Arabic or Swahili and resident in the country for two years were enfranchised, as the community had requested that women not be given the right to vote. One member was appointed to represent the majority black population."Kenya Franchise Swaraj Agitators At Work; White Settlers' Views" The Times, 8 February 1924, p9, Issue 43570 The Reform Party was one of the parties to contest the election in the white community. Results Despite their enfranchisement, the Indian community boycotted the election after their leaders forbade registration in protest at being placed on a separate roll to the White voters and the small number of seats given to Indians relative to Whites."Kenya Elections: European Candidates' Programme" The Times, 27 March 1924, p13, Issue 43611 As a result no Indians took their seats in the Council."Indian Boycott Of Kenya Legislature", The Times, 24 April 1924, p11, Issue 43634 European seatsConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesCoastRobert Robertson-EustaceUnopposedRe-electedKenyaReginald Berkeley ColeUnopposedRe-electedKikuyuWalter MacLellan WilsonUnopposedElectedLakeConway HarveyUnopposedRe-electedMombasaPercival Clarke ElectedAlexander Morrison Nairobi NorthHamilton WardUnopposedRe-electedNairobi SouthHelmuth Schwartze ElectedJames Riddell Thomas Wood DefeatedPlateau NorthJohn ConeyUnopposedRe-electedPlateau SouthThomas O'Shea ElectedGeorge Cruickshank Griffiths Rift ValleyHugh CholmondeleyUnopposedRe-electedUkambaWilliam Northrup McMillanUnopposedRe-electedArab seatHamed Mohamed bin IssaUnopposedElectedSource: Kenya Gazette, Hansard Appointed members PositionMemberEx officio membersAttorney GeneralRobert William Lyall GrantChief Native CommissionerGerald Verner MaxwellColonial SecretaryEdward Brandis DenhamCommissioner of CustomsEdgar George BaleCommissioner of LandsHumphrey Trice MartinDirector of AgricultureErnest HarrisonDirector of Public WorksHoward Lecky SikesPrincipal Medical OfficerJohn Langton GilksTreasurerReginald Clifton GrannumUganda Railway General ManagerGodfrey Dean RhodesAppointed officialsChief Veterinary OfficerA G DohertyConservator of ForestsEdward BattiscombeDirector of EducationJames Russell OrrDirector of Land SurveysArthur George BakerLilawi for the CoastAli bin SalimOfficer Commanding TroopsJ M LlewellynPostmaster GeneralThomas FitzgeraldSenior Commissioner, KikuyuJohn Owen Webley HopeSenior Commissioner, NairobiFrancis Stuart Forbes TraillSolicitor GeneralIvan Llewlleyn Owen GowerAppointed unofficial membersMember to represent African interestsJohn ArthurSource: HansardKenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1924, Session II Aftermath The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 14 May 1924.Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1924, Session I References Kenya General Category:Elections in Kenya Category:Legislative Council of Kenya Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Kenya