Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland_election,_1962

1962 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election

1962 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election

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Federal elections were held in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 27 April 1962.[1] Due to a boycott by all opposition parties,[2] the ruling United Federal Party was the only party to contest the election.[3]

Results

The UFP won 54 of the 57 seats, with 39 candidates returned unopposed. In the 18 contested seats, voter turnout was lower than 50%.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Hansard
  2. [2]
    Kenneth Janda (1980) Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey New York: The Free Press, pp281–282
  3. [3]
    James P Hubbard (2010) The United States and the End of British Colonial Rule in Africa, 1941-1968, McFarland, p333
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