Southern Rhodesian general election, 1954

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General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 27 January 1954.^[1] The result was a victory for the United Rhodesia Party, which won 26 of the 30 seats. The candidates of the Rhodesia Labour Party and Southern Rhodesia Labour Party ran as independents.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
United Rhodesia Party	15,631	55.9	26	+2
Confederate Party	6,232	22.3	0	New
Independent Labour	1,148	4.1	1	New
Independent Rhodesia Party	800	2.8	1	New
Independents	4,161	14.9	2	New
Total	27,974	100	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	50,477		−	−
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia^[3]

References

↑ Dvorin, EP (1954) Central Africa's First Federal Election: Background and Issues Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 7, pp369-390
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1676
↑ "Decisive Electoral Victory for United Rhodesia Party", East Africa and Rhodesia, 4 February 1954, pp694–695

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See also: Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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