General elections were held in
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing colony, self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The reg ...
on 5 June 1958 for the seats in the
Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Rhodesia was the legislature of Southern Rhodesia and then Rhodesia from 1924 to 1970.
Background
In 1898, the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Southern Rhodesia's first elected representative body, was foun ...
. Although the
Dominion Party
The Dominion Party was a political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, led by Winston Field.
History
The party was established in 1956 by a merger of several political groups and the remains of the Confederate Party, which had di ...
received the most votes, the result was a victory for the ruling
United Federal Party
The United Federal Party (UFP) was a political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
History
The UFP was formed in November 1957 by a merger of the Federal Party, which had operated at the federal level, and the Southern Rhodesian ...
, which won 17 seats. The revived
United Rhodesia Party
The name United Rhodesia Party and the acronym, URP, refer to two political parties in Southern Rhodesia.
The first was the party, led by Sir Godfrey Huggins, and which in 1933 came to power in the colony. It was informally known as the United P ...
under the leadership of former Prime Minister Sir
Garfield Todd
Sir Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd (13 July 1908 – 13 October 2002) was a liberal Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1953 to 1958 and later became an opponent of white minority rule in Rhodesia.
Background
Todd was born in Invercargill ...
failed to win a single seat.
Obituary: Sir Garfield Todd
The Guardian, 14 October 2002
Results
References
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Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing colony, self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The reg ...
1958 in Southern Rhodesia
Elections in Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing colony, self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The reg ...
June 1958 events in Africa