1929 Northern Rhodesian general election

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 31 August 1929."North And South Rhodesia: Conflicting Views On Union", The Times, 16 November 1929, p 15, Issue 45370 One issue in the elections was the proposed amalgamation of the colony with neighbouring Southern Rhodesia. Electoral system The number of elected seats on the Legislative Council was increased from five to seven, one new constituency covering Ndola, and the constituency of Livingstone and Western now electing two members, despite only being the third largest constituency and having fewer than half the number of registered voters as Ndola. There were a total of 3,058 registered voters,Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p20 nearly three times the number in 1926. ConstituencySettlementsRegistered votersEasternFort Jameson, Lundazi, Petauke 116Livingstone and WesternBalovale, Kalabo, Lealui, Livingstone, Mankoya, Nalolo, Sesheke587MidlandFeira, Lusaka, Mumbwa258NdolaKasempa, Kawambwa, Fort Rosebery, Mwinilunga, Ndola, Solwezi1,222NorthernAbercorn, Broken Hill, Chinsali, Isoka, Kasama, Luwingu, Mkushi, Mpika, Mporokoso, Serenje665SouthernKalomo, Mazabuka, Namwala210Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia Results In Livingstone Leopold Moore and Frank Lowe, who were opposed to amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia, were elected, defeating pro-amalgamation Labour Party candidates. Chad Norris, elected in Northern claimed he was not yet in favour of a merger, whilst the rural Midland and Southern constituencies returned the leading proponent of amalgamation and one opponent of the concept unopposed. Kennedy Harris, elected in Ndola was undecided on the issue, whilst Eastern member Herbert Goodhart was in favour of his region becoming part of Nyasaland. The overall results gave one member in favour, one "lukewarm" to the idea of amalgamation, three opposed and two neutral. ConstituencyElected memberEasternHerbert GoodhartLivingstone and WesternLeopold MooreFrank LoweMidlandJohn BrownNdolaKennedy HarrisNorthernChad NorrisSouthernThomas Henderson MurraySource: DavidsonJ.W. Davidson (1948) The Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Faber & Faber, p142 Aftermath The newly elected council held its first meeting on 8 November. References General Northern Rhodesia Category:Parliamentary elections in Zambia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results