1933 Southern Rhodesian general election

May 2013 December 2023 none General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 6 September 1933, the third elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted self-government. It is notable as one of only two general elections in Southern Rhodesia which led to a defeat for the sitting government, as the Reform Party won a narrow majority of two seats in the Legislative Assembly. Their victory was to be short-lived. Electoral system No changes were made in the franchise or the procedure of elections since the previous election, the Electoral Act, 1928 being unamended. Electoral districts Shortly before the election, a last-minute decision was made to revise the boundaries of electoral districts which were exceptionally large or exceptionally small. The Shamva district, to the north-east of Salisbury, was found to be too small and was abolished and merged with most of the Mazoe district; the remaining parts of both were added to Lomagundi district. In Salisbury itself, the two-member Salisbury South district was reduced to one member, and a new two-member Salisbury Central created, with knock-on effects to Salisbury North. Outside of these changes the boundaries were the same as used in 1928. Political parties The Progressive Party, which had won four seats to become the official opposition in 1928, merged with the County Party and reorganised itself as the Reform Party in October 1929. Results Reform Party 10549 16 +12 Rhodesia Party 10512 9 Rhodesia Labour Party 4305 5 +2 Independents 1424 0 –1 0 28515 Willson By constituency Ind – Independent Lab – Rhodesia Labour Party Ref – Reform Party RP – Rhodesia Party ConstituencyElectorate and turnoutCandidatePartyVotesBULAWAYO CENTRALTwo members2,114 (68.1%)Donald MacIntyreLab681†James CowdenRP616†Harry BertinRP597Edward Jonathan DaviesLab467William Ewart KayRef271Henry DarlingRef249BULAWAYO NORTHTwo members2,092 (70.0%)John Banks BradyRP681†Allan Ross WelshRP761Patrick Bissett FletcherRef551William McDonaldLab322Francis Leslie HadfieldRef303George Arthur PingstoneInd148BULAWAYO SOUTH1,279 (67.6%)†Harry Herbert DaviesLab587Henry Arthur CloeteRP278CHARTER685 (78.0%)†Ernest Lucas GuestRP426Servaas Daniel Le RouxRef108EASTERN951 (73.2%)†John Louis MartinRP347Ernest Plewman De KockRef147William Hendrik BoshoffInd125Johannes Arnoldus Christiaan KrugerInd77GATOOMA878 (81.0%)William Sydney SeniorRef318Thomas Alfred KimbleLab261†George MunroRP132GWANDA708 (75.1%)Sir Hugh Grenville WilliamsRef292† George MitchellRP240GWELO1,070 (75.7%)Frank Delano ThompsonRef345† Howard Unwin MoffatRP279William HarrisonLab186HARTLEY634 (80.1%)†Roger Edward DownesRef281Robert Atherton ComynRP121William Ernest HeydemanInd106INSIZA729 (70.0%)†Stephen Martin Lanigan O'KeeffeRef307John Parke RichardsonRP170Leo George RobinsonInd33INYATI782 (72.1%)†Charles Spearman JoblingRef329Benjamin Walter DurhamRP235LOMAGUNDI854 (71.6%)Lewis Aloys MacDonald HastingsRP365Thomas William WilliamsonRef246MARANDELLAS834 (70.6%)Reginald Herbert Bruce DicksonRef329†Luke Lot GreenRP260MATOPO998 (80.5%)†Robert Alexander FletcherRef299Ernest Arthur MaxwellLab296Roland Mortimer DanielRP208MAZOE893 (74.5%)†Edward Walter Lionel NoaksRP346†Mark Douglas ClaxtonInd319QUE QUE819 (74.5%)Charles Walter LeppingtonRef308†James Murdoch EatonRP189Stanley James EdwardsInd113RAYLTON1,271 (77.7%)†Lawrence John Walter KellerLab519Henry Robert BarbourRP370Carl Hoghoj OlsenRef80William DaviesInd18SALISBURY CENTRALTwo members2,294 (67.7%)†Jacob Hendrik SmitRef1,125Neil Housman WilsonRef835Charles OlleyInd485Milton Evan ClevelandRP343Mrs. Gladys MaasdorpRP316SALISBURY DISTRICT1,028 (74.1%)Thomas NangleRef391†William Muter LeggateRP371SALISBURY NORTHTwo members1,978 (73.1%)†Godfrey Martin HugginsRef993†Percival Donald Leslie FynnRP747Edgar Pope VernallRef642William SmithRP508SALISBURY SOUTH1,267 (79.6%)George Henry WalkerLab458William Harold KimptonRef314Hyam SchwartzRP237SELUKWE851 (78.4%)†Robert Dunipace GilchristRef507Mrs. Ethel Tawse JollieRP160UMTALI NORTH911 (77.1%)Donald Murray SomervilleRef371†Charles EickhoffRP263William Anderson LoganLab68UMTALI SOUTH843 (75.2%)†Jonathan Hunter MalcolmLab370Norman InnesRP264VICTORIA1,032 (72.4%)William Alexander Eustace WintertonRef475Ernest George BirchRP272WANKIE720 (65.1%)†Alexander Robert ThomsonRP246Frederic Philip MennellRef133William DoullLab90 Changes during the assembly There were no byelections during this Assembly. In August 1934, most of the Reform Party merged with the Rhodesia Party to form the United Party. References Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962 ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1963) Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894–1964 by F.M.G. Willson and G.C. Passmore, assisted by Margaret T. Mitchell (Source Book No. 3, Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1966) Category:Parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe Southern Rhodesia General Southern Rhodesia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Southern Rhodesia