1944 Kenyan general election

none General elections were held in Kenya in September 1944. Campaign Nominations were required to be presented by 20 July 1944. Fewer candidates than expected ran in the elections, with only four of the eleven European seats contested."Kenya's General Election: Contests in Only Four Constituencies", East Africa and Rhodesia, 27 July 1944, p959 Of the seven unopposed candidates, six were members of the previous Legislative Council and one (Walter Trench) was a new member, replacing the retired Francis Scott. In Mombasa, sitting Councillor George Nicol called for Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika to be united."Mr Nicol's Election Address: The African Must Be Encouraged", East Africa and Rhodesia, 14 September 1944, p49 Results ConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesEuropean seatsAberdareErnest Hay Wright17349.1Re-electedArthur Sutcliffe8323.6Jack Hopcraft7521.3Edward Vaughan Kenealy216.0Coast ProvinceShirley Victor CookeUnopposedRe-electedKiambuOlga Watkins35860.9Re-electedGerald Anderson23039.1MombasaGeorge Nicol19268.1Re-electedGranville Roberts9031.9Nairobi NorthFerdinand Cavendish-BentinckUnopposedRe-electedNairobi SouthAlbert VincentUnopposedRe-electedNyanzaFrank CouldreyUnopposedRe-electedRift ValleyWalter TrenchUnopposedElectedTrans NzoiaAlbert George KeyserUnopposedRe-electedUasin GishuW A C BouwerUnopposedRe-electedUkambaFrank de Vere Joyce14562.0ElectedEwart Grogan8938.0DefeatedIndian seatsCentralS K Thakore4,02031.2ElectedShams-ud-Deen3,81129.6Re-electedS G Amin2,73621.2DefeatedAlex de Souza2,28617.3Abdul Rahman Cocker410.3EasternK R Paroo4,91843.0Re-electedAmbalal Bhailalbhai Patel4,65340.7Re-electedMohamed Ali Rana1,87016.3WesternAhluwalia Pritam1,98050.0ElectedIbrahim Nathoo1,22731.0Dharm Bir DauletRam Kohli75019.0DefeatedSource: East Africa and Rhodesia"Result of General Election in Kenya: Brief Biographies of New European Elected Members", East Africa and Rhodesia, 5 October 1944, pp105–107 References General Kenya Category:Elections in Kenya Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Kenya