General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1934, with the first seats elected on 28 March.[1] Four candidates were returned unopposed in the eleven Europeans constituencies, whilst the remaining seven constituencies were contested by 18 candidates.[1] For the five Indian seats, there were 17 candidates.[1] Voter turnout in the White seats was the highest since elections were introduced.[2] The Council convened for the first time after the election on 24 April.[3]
The Legislative Council consisted of eleven ex-officio members, eight appointed government officials, two members appointed to represent the interests of the African community, one member appointed to represent the Arab community, and seventeen elected members.[4]
Of the seventeen elected seats, eleven were for Europeans, five for Indians and one for Arabs. Around 6,000-7,000 Europeans were registered to vote in the eleven constituencies.[1]
The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 24 April.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Elections In Kenya: The Call For A "Team"", The Times, 28 March 1934, p13, Issue 46714
^"Kenya Legislative Council: Polling For European Seats" The Times, 4 April 1934, p11, Issue 46719
^"Better Prospects In Kenya: Revenue Increase, More Gold Areas To Be Opened", The Times, 25 April 1934, p13, Issue 46737
^ abcdKenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1934
^"Kenya General Election", East Africa, 19 April 1934, p641
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1934, kenyan, general, election, general, elections, were, held, kenya, colony, 1934, with, first, seats, elected, march, four, candidates, were, returned, unopposed, eleven, europeans, constituencies, whilst, remaining, seven, constituencies, were, contested,. General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1934 with the first seats elected on 28 March 1 Four candidates were returned unopposed in the eleven Europeans constituencies whilst the remaining seven constituencies were contested by 18 candidates 1 For the five Indian seats there were 17 candidates 1 Voter turnout in the White seats was the highest since elections were introduced 2 The Council convened for the first time after the election on 24 April 3 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Results 2 1 Appointed members 3 Aftermath 4 ReferencesElectoral system editThe Legislative Council consisted of eleven ex officio members eight appointed government officials two members appointed to represent the interests of the African community one member appointed to represent the Arab community and seventeen elected members 4 Of the seventeen elected seats eleven were for Europeans five for Indians and one for Arabs Around 6 000 7 000 Europeans were registered to vote in the eleven constituencies 1 Results editConstituency Candidate Votes NotesEuropean seatsAberdare Ernest Hay Wright 120 42 25 ElectedJohn Cotter 78 27 46 DefeatedEdward Evans 71 25 00Edward Vaughan Kenealy 15 5 28Coast Province Robert Robertson Eustace 38 62 30 Re electedJohn Coverdale 23 37 70Kiambu James Riddell 311 67 20 ElectedWalter MacLellan Wilson 127 25 40Corney Durham 62 12 40 DefeatedMombasa Frederick Bemister Unopposed Re electedNairobi North Ferdinand Cavendish Bentinck 406 56 62 ElectedFranklin Vivian Ward 311 43 38Nairobi South Helmuth Schwartze 325 52 00 Re electedArthur Legat 300 48 00Nyanza Conway Harvey 150 62 24 Re electedFrederick Bamber 91 37 76Rift Valley Francis Scott Unopposed Re electedTrans Nzoia James Kirkwood 218 54 50 Re electedAlbert George Keyser 182 45 50Uasin Gishu Albert Hoey Unopposed ElectedUkamba Robert Shaw Unopposed ElectedIndian seatsColony and Protectorate Isher Dass ElectedMangat Nahar Singh ElectedPandya Jagannath Bhavanishanker ElectedShams ud Deen ElectedAlex de Souza ElectedM H MalikAbdul Rahman Mohamed YakubChaturbhai Khushalbhai PatelHakim Singh DefeatedDevi Dass PuriKarmali Khimji PradhanBabu Ram SoodOza Uchbrangrai KeshvariThakur DassAbdul Rahman CockerNathubhai Jeevenjee DesaiDhanwant Singh DefeatedArab seatColony and Protectorate Sheriff Abdulla Salim el Huseini Unopposed ElectedSource East Africa 5 Hansard 4 Appointed members edit Position MemberEx officio Henry Monck Mason MooreWalter HarraginGeoffrey WalshSydney Hubert La FontaineEthelbert Bernard HoskingAlbert Rutherford PatersonHarold Bertram WatersHerbert Septimus ScottArthur Edward HampJohn Clark StronachGeorge Dougal KirsoppAppointed officials Thomas FitzgeraldnEdward Butler HorneHarold Robert MontgomeryHenry Guy PillingHugh Robert Everard Earle WelbyGeorge Henry Carne BouldersonThomas Dundas Hope BruceHamnett Holland Brassey EdwardsAfrican communityrepresentatives George BurnsRuper William HemstedArab community representative Ali bin SalimSource Hansard 4 Aftermath editThe newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 24 April 4 References edit a b c d Elections In Kenya The Call For A Team The Times 28 March 1934 p13 Issue 46714 Kenya Legislative Council Polling For European Seats The Times 4 April 1934 p11 Issue 46719 Better Prospects In Kenya Revenue Increase More Gold Areas To Be Opened The Times 25 April 1934 p13 Issue 46737 a b c d Kenya National Assembly Official Record Hansard 1934 Kenya General Election East Africa 19 April 1934 p641 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1934 Kenyan general election amp oldid 1173476242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
