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1920 Northern Rhodesian Advisory Council election

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Advisory Council elections were held in Northern Rhodesia in April 1920.[1]

Electoral system

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Northern Rhodesia was split into two constituencies, North-Western Rhodesia (four seats) and North-Eastern Rhodesia (one seat). Voting was restricted to British subjects over the age of 21 who had lived in the territory for at least six months and owned at least £150 of property.[2]

Results

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Seat Elected members
North-Eastern Rhodesia J.L. Bruce
North-Western Rhodesia W.M. Alexander
Frederick Clarke
Leopold Moore
D.E.C.R. Stirke
Source: Northern Rhodesia Journal

References

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  1. ^ Michael Gelfand (1961) Northern Rhodesia in the days of the charter: medical and social study, 1878-1924, Basil Blackwell, p139
  2. ^ Gelfand, p138