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New districts were needed for this election under a provision of the 1914 proclamation that had created the 12 separate districts. The proclamation allowed for an automatic increase of one new district for each increase of 792 voters. The required number had been reached in 1917. The boundary changes
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An important change in the franchise had been made in 1919 through the Women's
Enfranchisement Ordinance, which gave the vote to women on the same basis as men. Married women (except those married under a system of polygamy) qualified under the financial and educational status of their husbands, if
62:
Previous elections to the
Legislative Council were contested by individuals standing on their own records. By 1914, although no political parties had been created, the candidates for the Legislative Council had been broadly grouped in two camps, one favouring renewal of the Charter from the
935:
During a
Special Session of the Legislative Council between 3 and 11 October 1923, held to set up the new administration following the award of responsible government, the appointed members were:
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that followed left the
Eastern district untouched, as well as the four districts in the south-west (Bulawayo District, Bulawayo North, Bulawayo South, and Western).
1440:
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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,
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86:, and a large number of Independent candidates who were generally in support of continuation of the charter from the British South Africa Company.
1506:
1455:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1247:
23:
1094:
1089:
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809:
757:
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633:
592:
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514:
466:
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153:
115:
71:
39:
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991:
966:
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1287:
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1252:
1114:
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1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1124:
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385:
75:
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42:. The Resident Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia, Crawford Douglas Douglas-Jones, also sat on the Legislative Council
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908:
82:
throughout most of the colony. Ranged against them were the
Unionists, who advocated Southern Rhodesia joining the
981:
921:
623:
950:
829:
666:
747:
561:
545:
423:
882:
988:
925:
888:
767:
706:
508:
1076:
1068:
969:
859:
753:
646:
629:
188:
149:
83:
79:
975:
929:
901:
895:
34:
The
Legislative Council comprised thirteen elected members, together with six members nominated by the
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956:
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460:
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ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of
Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland,
19:
78:, sought a form of administrative autonomy within the Empire. They were in alliance with the
50:
they did not possess them in their own right. This brought 3,467 new voters to the lists.
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914:
585:
346:
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Source Book of
Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962
723:
70:
By 1920 political parties had been formed, largely around these ideas. The
1063:
67:, and the other moves towards full self-government within the Empire.
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1008:
932:
stood down and was replaced by Robert MacIlwaine on 25 March 1921.
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The members nominated by the
British South Africa Company were:
1034:
1015:
Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894–1964
924:, Solicitor-General, was appointed a member to replace
1488:
Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1025:
Official Year Book of the Colony of Southern Rhodesia
1428:
1334:
1296:
1123:
1075:
928:during Baxter's temporary absence on 6 May 1920.
22:on 30 April 1920, the seventh elections to the
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8:
1027:, No. 1 – 1924, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
18:Legislative Council elections were held in
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1039:
1031:
93:
314:
302:
289:
276:
263:
250:
246:
232:
818:
736:
695:
655:
612:
574:
534:
497:
449:
412:
373:
335:
1069:Elections and referendums in Zimbabwe
898:PhD BSc FHAS, Director of Agriculture
290:
277:
264:
251:
98:
7:
1522:1920 elections in the British Empire
891:, Controller of Customs and Excise
847:Responsible Government Association
810:Responsible Government Association
758:Responsible Government Association
713:Responsible Government Association
673:Responsible Government Association
634:Responsible Government Association
593:Responsible Government Association
552:Responsible Government Association
515:Responsible Government Association
467:Responsible Government Association
441:Responsible Government Association
393:Responsible Government Association
363:Sir Philip Bourchier Sherard Wrey
354:Responsible Government Association
116:Responsible Government Association
72:Responsible Government Association
40:Administrator of Southern Rhodesia
14:
1062:
911:, Secretary for Mines and Works
46:but without the right to vote.
1507:Elections in Southern Rhodesia
909:Ernest William Sanders Montagu
1:
624:Walter Douglas Douglas-Jones
386:Charles Patrick John Coghlan
65:British South Africa Company
36:British South Africa Company
951:Percival Donald Leslie Fynn
943:, Governor (sitting in the
915:Percival Donald Leslie Fynn
1538:
947:seat of the Administrator)
858:
855:
845:
842:
834:
827:
808:
800:
791:
783:
780:
772:
766:
752:
745:
728:
721:
711:
704:
687:
681:
671:
664:
645:
642:
628:
621:
604:
601:
591:
583:
566:
560:
550:
543:
526:
524:St. Charles Boromeo Gwynn
523:
513:
506:
489:
486:
478:
475:
465:
458:
439:
436:
428:
421:
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401:
391:
382:
365:
362:
352:
344:
1517:1920 in Southern Rhodesia
1484:
978:, Director of Agriculture
830:Robert Alexander Fletcher
667:Robert Dunipace Gilchrist
487:Gerald Fitzmassey Dawson
476:William Matthias Longden
402:Charles Spearman Jobling
303:
291:Registered voters/turnout
247:
233:
226:
219:
107:
104:
101:
1512:1920 elections in Africa
1125:Parliamentary elections
602:Thomas Benjamin Hulley
562:Burton Ireland Collings
546:James Baillie Macdonald
437:Herbert Thomas Longden
424:Francis Leslie Hadfield
1077:Presidential elections
941:John Robert Chancellor
883:James Donald Mackenzie
321:Electorate and turnout
989:Andrew Milroy Fleming
926:Ernest Charles Baxter
889:Ernest Charles Baxter
860:Rhodesia Labour Party
781:William Streak Honey
768:Milton Evan Cleveland
754:Rhodesia Labour Party
707:William Muter Leggate
647:Rhodesia Labour Party
630:Rhodesia Labour Party
189:Rhodesia Labour Party
84:Union of South Africa
80:Rhodesia Labour Party
972:, Colonial Secretary
964:Francis James Newton
904:, Postmaster-General
684:Francis James Newton
509:William James Boggie
984:, Solicitor General
957:Robert James Hudson
843:Henry Cuthbert Ind
803:Howard Unwin Moffat
429:Independent Labour
265:Invalid/blank votes
95:
24:Legislative Council
994:, Medical Director
959:, Attorney General
885:, Attorney-General
856:James Grant Riach
697:Salisbury District
461:Ethel Tawse Jollie
172:Independent Labour
94:
1494:
1493:
982:Robert MacIlwaine
976:Eric Arthur Nobbs
930:George Henry Eyre
922:Robert MacIlwaine
902:George Henry Eyre
896:Eric Arthur Nobbs
874:Nominated members
868:
867:
825:
798:
743:
702:
662:
619:
581:
541:
504:
456:
419:
380:
342:
337:Bulawayo District
322:
308:
307:
20:Southern Rhodesia
1529:
1298:Senate elections
1067:
1066:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1032:
823:
796:
741:
700:
660:
617:
579:
539:
502:
454:
417:
378:
340:
320:
315:
96:
74:, headed by Sir
30:Electoral system
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1495:
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1480:
1424:
1335:Local elections
1330:
1292:
1119:
1071:
1061:
1059:
1001:
876:
822:
795:
740:
699:
659:
616:
578:
538:
501:
453:
416:
377:
339:
319:
313:
311:By constituency
304:Source: Willson
92:
76:Charles Coghlan
60:
32:
12:
11:
5:
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1525:
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1519:
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1120:
1118:
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771:
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738:Salisbury Town
734:
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703:
693:
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643:Herbert Walsh
640:
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477:
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469:
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457:
447:
446:
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438:
434:
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430:
427:
420:
414:Bulawayo South
410:
409:
406:
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399:
398:
395:
390:
381:
375:Bulawayo North
371:
370:
367:
364:
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231:
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220:Appointed and
217:
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210:
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88:
59:
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31:
28:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1534:
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1489:
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1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
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1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
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1161:
1159:
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1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1126:
1122:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1065:
1056:
1051:
1049:
1044:
1042:
1037:
1036:
1033:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1006:
1003:
1002:
998:
993:
990:
986:
983:
980:
977:
974:
971:
968:
965:
961:
958:
955:
952:
949:
946:
942:
938:
937:
936:
933:
931:
927:
923:
916:
913:
910:
906:
903:
900:
897:
893:
890:
887:
884:
881:
880:
879:
873:
871:
863:
861:
854:
850:
848:
841:
837:
832:
831:
821:
817:
813:
811:
805:
804:
794:
790:
786:
779:
775:
769:
765:
761:
759:
755:
750:
749:
742:1,163 (66.4%)
739:
735:
731:
725:
720:
716:
714:
709:
708:
698:
694:
690:
685:
680:
676:
674:
669:
668:
661:1,037 (54.5%)
658:
654:
650:
648:
641:
637:
635:
631:
626:
625:
615:
611:
607:
600:
596:
594:
588:
587:
586:John McChlery
577:
573:
569:
563:
559:
555:
553:
548:
547:
537:
533:
529:
522:
518:
516:
511:
510:
500:
496:
492:
485:
481:
474:
470:
468:
463:
462:
455:1,054 (73.6%)
452:
448:
444:
442:
435:
431:
426:
425:
415:
411:
407:
400:
396:
394:
388:
387:
379:1,065 (71.1%)
376:
372:
368:
361:
357:
355:
349:
348:
347:Lionel Cripps
338:
334:
330:
327:
324:
317:
316:
310:
299:
296:
293:
286:
283:
280:
273:
270:
267:
260:
257:
254:
242:
239:
236:
228:
223:
218:
214:
211:
208:
205:
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198:
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192:
190:
187:
185:
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180:
177:
174:
171:
169:
168:
164:
161:
158:
155:
151:
148:
146:
145:
141:
138:
135:
132:
130:
129:
125:
122:
119:
117:
114:
112:
111:
97:
89:
87:
85:
81:
77:
73:
68:
66:
57:
55:
51:
47:
45:
41:
37:
29:
27:
25:
21:
16:
1162:
1024:
1014:
1004:
944:
934:
920:
877:
870:* Incumbent
869:
835:Independent
828:
819:
801:
792:
784:Independent
773:Independent
748:John Stewart
746:
737:
729:Independent
724:Raleigh Grey
705:
696:
688:Independent
665:
656:
622:
613:
605:Independent
584:
575:
567:Independent
544:
535:
507:
498:
490:Independent
459:
450:
422:
413:
405:Independent
383:
374:
345:
336:
318:Constituency
221:
206:Independents
69:
61:
52:
48:
43:
33:
17:
15:
1429:Referendums
953:, Treasurer
917:, Treasurer
824:970 (49.1%)
701:944 (65.4%)
618:907 (49.7%)
580:756 (51.6%)
576:Marandellas
540:726 (57.3%)
503:785 (66.5%)
418:903 (61.4%)
341:788 (59.5%)
278:Total votes
252:Valid votes
1501:Categories
1486:See also:
999:References
945:ex officio
814:Unopposed
325:Candidate
222:ex officio
44:ex officio
38:, and the
1019:Salisbury
1009:Salisbury
527:Unionist
479:Unionist
366:Unionist
133:Unionists
793:Victoria
657:Northern
614:Midlands
820:Western
536:Hartley
451:Eastern
224:members
90:Results
58:Parties
331:Votes
328:Party
294:11,098
284:100.00
240:100.00
1021:1966)
1011:1963)
499:Gwelo
297:62.43
281:6,928
258:97.65
255:6,765
237:6,765
234:Total
212:23.31
209:1,577
139:10.01
123:47.97
120:3,245
108:Seats
102:Votes
99:Party
1476:2013
1471:2000
1466:1979
1461:1969
1456:1964
1451:1961
1446:1953
1441:1934
1436:1922
1420:2023
1415:2018
1410:2013
1405:2008
1400:2006
1395:2003
1390:2002
1385:1998
1380:1995
1375:1993
1370:1991
1365:1985
1360:1984
1355:1983
1350:1981
1345:1980
1326:2023
1321:2018
1316:2013
1311:2008
1306:2005
1288:2023
1283:2018
1278:2013
1273:2008
1268:2005
1263:2000
1258:1995
1253:1990
1248:1985
1243:1980
1238:1979
1233:1977
1228:1974
1223:1970
1218:1965
1213:1962
1208:1958
1203:1954
1198:1948
1193:1946
1188:1939
1183:1934
1178:1933
1173:1928
1168:1924
1163:1920
1158:1914
1153:1911
1148:1908
1143:1905
1138:1902
1133:1899
1115:2023
1110:2018
1105:2013
1100:2008
1095:2002
1090:1996
1085:1990
967:KCMG
962:Sir
939:Sir
907:Sir
851:190
838:192
787:210
776:258
762:304
732:245
722:Sir
717:372
691:207
682:Sir
677:358
651:177
638:274
608:106
597:284
570:100
556:316
530:190
519:332
482:294
471:451
445:137
432:417
408:228
397:529
384:Sir
369:193
358:276
271:2.35
196:4.01
178:6.16
162:8.54
1341:...
992:CMG
987:Dr
970:CVO
894:Dr
864:94
797:998
493:31
268:163
193:271
175:417
159:578
154:RGA
150:RLP
136:677
1503::
806:*
770:*
726:*
589:*
564:*
389:*
350:*
243:21
26:.
1054:e
1047:t
1040:v
756:-
632:-
229:8
215:1
199:0
181:1
165:2
152:–
142:0
126:9
105:%
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