1927 Kenyan general election

none General elections were held in Kenya Colony on 12 February 1927.Kenya Gazette, 28 January 1927, pp91–97 Campaign Reports before the election noted that of the eleven white seats, five were uncontested with the incumbent returned unopposed, one was likely to be uncontested and the remaining five would be contested."News in Brief", The Times, 27 January 1927, p11, Issue 44490 The Reform Party led by Hugh Cholmondeley issued an 18-point manifesto, which was approved by all the incumbent members of the Legislative Council except Hamilton Ward, who partly adhered to its programme, but reserved the right to vote independently."As Kenya sees things: Manifesto of Lord Delamere's Party", East Africa, 3 February 1927, p597 The manifesto included a call for an elected European majority on the Legislative Council. Reports that the mayor of Nairobi James Riddell would run against the Reform Party proved to be unfounded. Following their boycott of the 1924 elections, the Indian population again failed to participate fully in the election, with only one candidate standing in the five-member Indian constituency. As a result, four Indian representatives were appointed to the council after it was opened on 8 March."Kenya Legislature Opened: A Year Of Steady Progress", The Times, 9 March 1927, p13, Issue 44525 By-elections for the four Indian seats were scheduled for the following year, but no candidates were nominated due to the ongoing boycott over the separate voting rolls for Whites and Indians."Indians In Kenya. Boycott Of The Legislature", The Times, 5 March 1928, p13, Issue 44833 Results European seatsConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%NotesCoastRobert Robertson-EustaceReform PartyUnopposedRe-electedKenyaEdward Vaughan KenealyReform Party Re-electedHenry Beynon KikuyuCorney DurhamIndependent ElectedMonthermer Montagu Walter MacLellan WilsonReform Party DefeatedLakeConway HarveyReform PartyUnopposedRe-electedMombasaGG AtkinsonReform PartyUnopposedRe-electedNairobi NorthHamilton WardIndependent Re-electedCharles UdallIndependent Nairobi SouthHelmuth SchwartzeReform Party Re-electedOlga WatkinsIndependent Plateau NorthJames KirkwoodIndependent ElectedJohn ConeyReform Party DefeatedPlateau SouthThomas O'SheaReform PartyUnopposedRe-electedRift ValleyHugh CholmondeleyReform PartyUnopposedRe-electedUkambaFrancis ScottReform Party Re-electedIndian seatsAhmad Hussein Malik ElectedArab seatHamed Mohamed bin Issa Re-electedSource: Colonial Reports, East Africa, Kenya Gazette Appointed members PositionMemberEx officio membersAttorney GeneralWalter HuggardChief Native CommissionerGerald Verner MaxwellColonial SecretaryGeoffrey Alexander Stafford NorthcoteCommissioner of CustomsEdgar George BaleCommissioner of LandsArthur George BakerDirector of AgricultureAlexander HolmDirector of EducationEvan Ebenezer BissDirector of Public WorksHoward Lecky SikesKenya and Uganda Railway General ManagerGodfrey Dean RhodesPrincipal Medical OfficerJohn Langton GilksTreasurerReginald Clifton GrannumAppointed officialsChief Veterinary OfficerAndrew Gahan DohertyLilawi for the CoastAli bin SalimOfficer Commanding TroopsC S DaviesPostmaster GeneralThomas FitzgeraldSenior Commissioner, CoastHarold Robert MontgomerySenior Commissioner, KikuyuRuper William HemstedSenior Commissioner, NyanzaCecil Moore DobbsSenior Commissioner, UkambaWalter Francis Glencairn CampbellSolicitor-GeneralFrederic Gordon SmithAppointed unofficial membersMember to represent African interestsJohn BrittonSource: HansardKenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1927 References Kenya General Category:Elections in Kenya Category:Legislative Council of Kenya Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Kenya