General elections were held in

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between 26 March and 2 April 1938.''Kenya Gazette'', 7 March 1938 Three of the eleven

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seats in the Legislative Council were uncontested,"Kenya Elections No Differences On General Policy", ''The Times'', 4 April 1938, p12, Issue 47960 whilst all

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seats were contested, and saw more businessmen were elected than politicians. Lady Sidney Farrar became the country's first female Legislative Council member after defeating Conway Harvey in the Nyanza constituency by two votes."News in Brief", ''The Times'', 29 March 1938, p15, Issue 47955

Results

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