General elections were held in

Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in southern Africa, south central Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-West ...

on 22 May 1926 to elect the Legislative Council for the first time. A further four members were appointed by the Governor in September 1926.

Electoral system

The ''Legislative Council Ordinance 1925'' published in June 1925 provided for the election of members to the Legislative Council,"Ordinance No. 25 of 1925", ''Northern Rhodesia Gazette'', 6 June 1925, pp95–96 which had been established in 1924. Five constituencies were created; Eastern, Livingstone and Western, Midland, Northern and Southern."Government Notice No. 97 of 1925", ''Northern Rhodesia Gazette'', 23 July 1925, p183 Voting was restricted to British subjects, with suffrage granted to men aged 21 or over and women aged 25 or over, as long as they had lived in their constituency for at least six months and had property worth £250 or an annual salary of at least £200. There were a total of 1,036 registered voters.''Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council'', Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p19

Campaign

In two constituencies, Eastern and Livingstone and Western, there was only one candidate, both of whom were elected unopposed. Two candidates ran in Northern and Southern, whilst three ran in Midland.''Northern Rhodesia Gazette'', 26 April 1926, pp32–33

Results

References

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