1938 Kenyan general election
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General elections were held in Kenya Colony between 26 March and 2 April 1938.[1] Three of the eleven white seats in the Legislative Council were uncontested,[2] whilst all Indian seats were contested,[3] and saw more businessmen were elected than politicians.[2] Lady Sidney Farrar became the country's first female Legislative Council member after defeating Conway Harvey in the Nyanza constituency by two votes.[3]
Results
[edit]| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | ||||
| Aberdare (26 March) |
Ernest Hay Wright | Re-elected | ||
| Frans Johan Arnold | ||||
| Leonard George Edwyn Llewelyn | ||||
| Coast Province (26 March) |
Shirley Victor Cooke | Elected | ||
| Ewart Grogan | ||||
| Kiambu (2 April) |
Josslyn Hay | Elected | ||
| Arnold Bradley | ||||
| Mombasa (30 March) |
George Nicol | Elected | ||
| Frederick Bemister | Defeated | |||
| Nairobi North | Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Nairobi South (30 March) |
Marcuswell Maxwell | Elected | ||
| Thomas O'Shea | ||||
| Nyanza (26 March) |
Sidney Farrar | Elected | ||
| Conway Harvey | Defeated | |||
| Rift Valley | Francis Scott | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Trans Nzoia (26 March) |
James Kirkwood | Re-elected | ||
| Francis Henry le Britton | ||||
| Uasin Gishu (26 March) |
Stanley Ghersie | Elected | ||
| Albert Hoey | Defeated | |||
| Ukamba | Robert Shaw | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Indian seats | ||||
| Central (26–28 March) |
Shams-ud-Deen | Re-elected | ||
| Isher Dass | Re-elected | |||
| Alex de Souza | Defeated | |||
| Thakur Dass | ||||
| Devi Dass Puri | ||||
| Mangat Nahar Singh | Defeated | |||
| Eastern (26–28 March) |
Ambalal Bhailalbhai Patel | Elected | ||
| Pandya Jagannath Bhavanishanker | Elected | |||
| Karmali Khimji Pradhan | ||||
| Hussein Bhaloo Vellani | ||||
| Western (26–28 March) |
Rahemtulla Kassam | Elected | ||
| Dhanwant Singh | ||||
| Arab seat | ||||
| Colony and Protectorate | Ali bin Salim bin Khalfan | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[4] Kenya Gazette,[1] Hansard[5] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kenya Gazette, 7 March 1938
- ^ a b "Kenya Elections No Differences On General Policy", The Times, 4 April 1938, p12, Issue 47960
- ^ a b "News in Brief", The Times, 29 March 1938, p15, Issue 47955
- ^ "New Candidates Sweep the Board", East Africa and Rhodesia, 7 April 1938, p906
- ^ Legislative Council Debates Official Report, Second series, volume IV, 8 April–3 May 1938
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