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The election used the existing
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in London), the
Southern Rhodesians decided to invite the electorate to make the decision. Although they did not try to interfere in the referendum, opinion among the United Kingdom government, the South African government and the British South Africa Company favoured the union option.
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Map of the referendum results in South
Rhodesia against the wider political backdrop in British southern Africa. South Rhodesia had been voting on whether to join the Union of South Africa (black). At the time of the vote, South-West Africa was also a mandate of South
808:, R. A. Fletcher, and Sir Francis Newton. At the 1920 election there had been three schools of opinion in Southern Rhodesia, one favouring responsible government inside Southern Rhodesia, one favouring a continuation of rule through the
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Marandellas, and this was by a slim margin.
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resulted in a majority which favoured immediate moves towards establishing responsible government within the colony. Immediately after the election, the
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and that a referendum should be held to confirm it. A delegation was sent from the
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to inaugurate responsible government, and the United
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Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia, 1898-1962
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1922 plebiscete in South
Rhodesia on joining the Union of South Africa; rejected
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would admit them, as this option had received some support (especially in
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was held in the colony on 27 October 1922. Voters, almost all of them
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Commission reported in 1921 that the Colony was ready for
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Southern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
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on the form of the constitution. The delegation comprised
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206:Results by electoral district
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337:Deputy Prime Minister
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372:Legislative Assembly
218:Politics of Rhodesia
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325: /
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1116:Marandellas
982:By district
953:Total votes
931:Valid votes
781:, a former
671:other flags
354:Legislature
300:(under UDI)
158:Total votes
1759:Categories
1744:See also:
1254:References
761:Background
380:Parliament
313:Government
294:1979
989:District
837:Jan Smuts
833:Cape Town
401:Elections
327:President
1201:Victoria
1150:Northern
1133:Midlands
649:Passport
407:General
319:Governor
282:Rhodesia
249:Overview
1218:Western
1099:Hartley
1065:Eastern
874:Africa.
861:Results
783:Liberal
342:Cabinet
246:—
182:78.98%
179:18,810
168:100.00%
141:99.37%
138:14,763
130:40.57%
83:Results
1282:, p115
1006:Votes
1000:Votes
967:18,810
959:100.00
956:14,856
934:14,763
922:100.00
919:14,763
883:Choice
677:Anthem
604:(ZAPU)
594:(ZANU)
292:
284:under
163:14,856
152:0.63%
127:5,989
116:59.43%
97:Votes
93:Choice
1247:40.6
1244:5,989
1238:8,774
1235:Total
1230:40.7
1213:48.3
1196:36.2
1179:42.7
1162:39.7
1145:48.1
1128:50.6
1111:33.5
1094:42.7
1082:Gwelo
1077:42.5
1060:36.0
1043:32.1
1026:35.0
970:78.98
937:99.37
916:Total
911:40.57
908:5,989
900:59.43
897:8,774
886:Votes
843:(the
736:White
627:(UDI)
323:Queen
111:8,774
1734:2013
1729:2000
1724:1979
1719:1969
1714:1964
1709:1961
1704:1953
1699:1934
1694:1922
1678:2023
1673:2018
1668:2013
1663:2008
1658:2006
1653:2003
1648:2002
1643:1998
1638:1995
1633:1993
1628:1991
1623:1985
1618:1984
1613:1983
1608:1981
1603:1980
1584:2023
1579:2018
1574:2013
1569:2008
1564:2005
1546:2023
1541:2018
1536:2013
1531:2008
1526:2005
1521:2000
1516:1995
1511:1990
1506:1985
1501:1980
1496:1979
1491:1977
1486:1974
1481:1970
1476:1965
1471:1962
1466:1958
1461:1954
1456:1948
1451:1946
1446:1939
1441:1934
1436:1933
1431:1928
1426:1924
1421:1920
1416:1914
1411:1911
1406:1908
1401:1905
1396:1902
1391:1899
1373:2023
1368:2018
1363:2013
1358:2008
1353:2002
1348:1996
1343:1990
1241:59.4
1224:59.3
1207:51.7
1190:63.8
1173:57.3
1156:60.3
1139:51.9
1122:49.4
1105:66.5
1088:57.3
1071:57.5
1054:64.0
1037:67.9
1020:65.0
948:0.63
667:Flag
524:1979
521:1969
518:1964
515:1961
512:1953
509:1934
506:1922
492:1920
489:1914
486:1911
483:1908
480:1905
477:1902
474:1899
458:1980
455:1979
452:1977
449:1974
446:1970
443:1965
440:1962
437:1958
434:1954
431:1948
428:1946
425:1939
422:1934
419:1933
416:1928
413:1924
1599:...
1227:419
1221:611
1210:585
1204:626
1193:507
1187:894
1176:629
1170:845
1159:487
1153:741
1142:509
1136:550
1125:443
1119:433
1108:226
1102:449
1091:433
1085:582
1074:526
1068:711
1057:538
1051:955
1040:390
1034:826
1023:297
1017:551
286:UDI
149:93
1761::
1009:%
1003:%
945:93
789:.
750:.
100:%
1312:e
1305:t
1298:v
889:%
719:e
712:t
705:v
673:)
669:(
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