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1964 Northern Rhodesian general election

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claimed that failure to postpone the elections would lead to "passive resistance" and that any violence would be "the entire responsibility of the Governor and his officers." The election date was also criticised by the People's Democratic Congress, which claimed that good weather during the month
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would encourage people to do farmwork rather than go out to vote. It also criticised the registration process, claiming that some people had to walk over 30 miles in order to register to vote.
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sect, who were trying to prevent people from joining political parties. Following reports of violence, Kaunda flew to the area to attempt to broker a truce.
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UNIP won 24 of the 75 common roll seats unopposed, whilst the NRANC also had five members returned unopposed, although all of them defected to UNIP.
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The election campaign also saw clashes between NRANC and UNIP supporters, with two UNIP members killed. Fighting between the two in
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in mid-January had to be broken up with tear gas, whilst two children were killed near
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A new UNIP-led government was sworn in shortly before the end of January. Governor
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UNIP contested all 10 reserved roll seats, putting up candidates including former
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retained responsibility for foreign affairs, defence and policing.
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won the elections, taking 55 of the common roll seats. Its leader,
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on 20 and 21 January 1964. There were two voter rolls for the
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when a house inhabited by NRANC supporters was burned down.
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Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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1303: 1302: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1289: 1288:Justin Chimba 1286: 1283: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1269: 1266: 1263: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1252: 1249: 1246: 1243: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1233: 1232: 1229: 1226: 1223: 1222: 1219: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1209: 1206: 1203: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1171: 1164: 1154: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1131: 1128: 1125: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1085: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1059: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1047: 1044: 1041: 1038: 1030: 1027: 1024: 1021: 1018: 1015: 1012: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1003: 999: 996: 993: 990: 987: 983: 980: 978: 977: 973: 970: 967: 964: 961: 958: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 944: 940: 937: 934: 931: 928: 925: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 911: 891: 880:Reserved roll 872: 864: 862: 860: 856: 851: 849: 845: 837: 835: 832: 830: 826: 822: 821:Liberal Party 814: 812: 809: 805: 797: 795: 793: 789: 785: 781: 777: 773: 761: 756: 754: 749: 747: 742: 741: 739: 738: 732: 729: 728: 726: 716: 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Index

Northern Rhodesian general election, 1964
1962
1968
Legislative Council



Kenneth Kaunda
Harry Nkumbula
John Roberts
UNIP
NRANC
NPP
Mkushi
Monze
Central
Prime Minister
Prime Minister
Kenneth Kaunda
UNIP
Politics of Zambia
Coat of arms of Zambia
Constitution
Human rights
President
Hakainde Hichilema
Vice-President
Mutale Nalumango
Cabinet
National Assembly

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