1944 Kenyan general election
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General elections were held in Kenya in September 1944.
Campaign
[edit]Nominations were required to be presented by 20 July 1944. Fewer candidates than expected ran in the elections, with only four of the eleven European seats contested.[1] Of the seven unopposed candidates, six were members of the previous Legislative Council and one (Walter Trench) was a new member, replacing the retired Francis Scott.[1]
In Mombasa, sitting Councillor George Nicol called for Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika to be united.[2]
Results
[edit]| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European seats | ||||
| Aberdare | Ernest Hay Wright | 173 | 49.1 | Re-elected |
| Arthur Sutcliffe | 83 | 23.6 | ||
| Jack Hopcraft | 75 | 21.3 | ||
| Edward Vaughan Kenealy | 21 | 6.0 | ||
| Coast Province | Shirley Victor Cooke | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Kiambu | Olga Watkins | 358 | 60.9 | Re-elected |
| Gerald Anderson | 230 | 39.1 | ||
| Mombasa | George Nicol | 192 | 68.1 | Re-elected |
| Granville Roberts | 90 | 31.9 | ||
| Nairobi North | Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Nairobi South | Albert Vincent | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Nyanza | Frank Couldrey | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Rift Valley | Walter Trench | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Trans Nzoia | Albert George Keyser | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Uasin Gishu | W A C Bouwer | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Ukamba | Frank de Vere Joyce | 145 | 62.0 | Elected |
| Ewart Grogan | 89 | 38.0 | Defeated | |
| Indian seats | ||||
| Central | S K Thakore | 4,020 | 31.2 | Elected |
| Shams-ud-Deen | 3,811 | 29.6 | Re-elected | |
| S G Amin | 2,736 | 21.2 | Defeated | |
| Alex de Souza | 2,286 | 17.3 | ||
| Abdul Rahman Cocker | 41 | 0.3 | ||
| Eastern | K R Paroo | 4,918 | 43.0 | Re-elected |
| Ambalal Bhailalbhai Patel | 4,653 | 40.7 | Re-elected | |
| Mohamed Ali Rana | 1,870 | 16.3 | ||
| Western | Ahluwalia Pritam | 1,980 | 50.0 | Elected |
| Ibrahim Nathoo | 1,227 | 31.0 | ||
| Dharm Bir DauletRam Kohli | 750 | 19.0 | Defeated | |
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia[3] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kenya's General Election: Contests in Only Four Constituencies", East Africa and Rhodesia, 27 July 1944, p959
- ^ "Mr Nicol's Election Address: The African Must Be Encouraged", East Africa and Rhodesia, 14 September 1944, p49
- ^ "Result of General Election in Kenya: Brief Biographies of New European Elected Members", East Africa and Rhodesia, 5 October 1944, pp105–107
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