The Kenya Coalition was a political party in

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History

The Kenya Coalition was established by Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck in March 1960.Robert M. Maxon & Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014) ''Historical Dictionary of Kenya'', Rowman & Littlefield, p44 Earlier in the month Cavendish-Bentinck had resigned as Speaker of the Legislative Council due to his opposition to the outcome of the Lancaster House Conference.Maxon & Ofcansky, p164 The party sought to defend the interests of

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, including the continued segregation of the school system. It received the backing of the United Party, which had been formed to oppose the multiracial

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in 1959; the United Party was dissolved by the end of 1960.Maxon & Ofcansky, p339 In the 1961 general elections the party was very successful in the European-only primary elections, winning eight of the nine seats it contested.Robert L. Tignor (2015) ''Capitalism and Nationalism at the End of Empire: State and Business in Decolonizing Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya, 1945-1963'', Princeton University Press, p369 However, it only prevented the New Kenya Party from reaching the main elections in three constituencies. In the full elections the Kenya Coalition received only 1% of the vote, winning three of the 53 elected seats in the Legislative Council to the New Kenya Party's four. After taking part in constitutional negotiations, it collapsed in 1963.

References

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