Federal Party (Rhodesia and Nyasaland)
The Federal Party was a party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
History
The Federal Party was formed on 7 August 1953 by the leaders of the ruling parties in the three territories in order to contest the federal elections in December.[1] The elections saw the new party win 24 of the 35 seats. In the general elections in Northern Rhodesia the following year, it won ten of the twelve elected seats.[2]
In November 1957 the Federal Party merged with the United Rhodesia Party to form the United Federal Party.
References
- ^ Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, United Federal Party Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
- ^ "Federal Party Success In N. Rhodesia: Mining Area Victories", The Times, 19 February 1954, p7, Issue 52860
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