In 1937, a new Electoral Act was passed. The franchise was extended slightly to those who were not British subjects but who had been in active wartime service in the armed forces. Electors were also required to have lived for three months in their electoral districts. The requirement for qualifying for the vote on the basis of receiving salary or wages of £100 per annum was extended also to people with income of £100 per annum, a change which principally benefited those who had investment income but few assets. Voters were also no longer required to demonstrate proficiency in English through a dictation test. The postal vote, which had been introduced in 1928, was extended in 1937 to all voters living more than 25 miles away from the nearest polling station. Finally, those who had drawn government rations were disenfranchised.
A boundary revision in 1938 enabled the elimination of the four remaining double-member electoral districts as the Colony was split into 30 single-member districts.
Sir Percival Fynn died on 25 April 1940. Owing to the war, normal party politics had been suspended and a joint selection conference including members of both the United Party and the Rhodesia Labour Party was included. Four candidates stood for the selection: Cecil Douglas Dryden (United Party), Mrs. Gladys Maasdorp (Rhodesia Labour Party), Arthur William Redfern (Independent) and O.P. Wheeler (Independent). Redfern was selected and returned unopposed on 26 June 1940.
Umtali North
Edgar Whitehead resigned from the Assembly on 24 June 1940. A byelection was held to replace him on 27 August 1940.
Constituency Electorate and turnout
Candidate
Party
Votes
UMTALI NORTH 821 (53.8%)
Tom Ian Finlay Wilson
UP
312
Thomas Norris
Lab
130
Hartley
Hugh Volant Wheeler resigned on 30 June 1940. A byelection was held in his constituency on 27 August 1940.
Constituency Electorate and turnout
Candidate
Party
Votes
HARTLEY 943 (49.9%)
William Muter Leggate
RP
247
Tom Cecil Leonard Howard
Ind
120
Leonard Tolcher Tracey
Ind
104
Lomagundi
Lewis Aloys MacDonald Hastings resigned on 30 June 1940. A byelection was held in his constituency on 27 August 1940.
Constituency Electorate and turnout
Candidate
Party
Votes
LOMAGUNDI 827 (48.1%)
George Henry Hackwill
UP
220
Edward George Holman
Ind
178
Victoria
William Alexander Eustace Winterton resigned on 30 October 1940. A byelection was held on 10 December 1940.
Constituency Electorate and turnout
Candidate
Party
Votes
VICTORIA 1,014 (61.4%)
Walter Brumage Richards
UP
232
Harry Joseph Filmer
Lab
228
Richard Fraser Dott
Ind National
163
Insiza
Robert Clarkson Tredgold resigned on 28 February 1943. A byelection was held on 21 April 1943 to replace him.
Constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
INSIZA
Leslie Thomas Smith
The Labour Party
280
Victor Henry Sauerman
Lab
197
John Everett Chick
UP
151
References
Sources
Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962 ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1963)
Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894–1964 by F.M.G. Willson and G.C. Passmore, assisted by Margaret T. Mitchell (Source Book No. 3, Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1966)
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 14 April 1939 the fifth elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internal self government Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins United Party government were re elected in a landslide The elections were called slightly earlier than the deadline as Huggins feared the German invasion of Czechoslovakia would lead to European War 1939 Southern Rhodesian general election 1934 14 April 1939 1939 04 14 1946 All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly16 seats needed for a majorityTurnout76 7 First party Second party Leader Godfrey Huggins Harry DaviesParty United LabourLast election 24 seats 5 seatsSeats won 23 7Seat change 1 2Popular vote 11 161 7 353Percentage 50 37 33 18 Prime Minister before electionGodfrey HugginsUnited Elected Prime Minister Godfrey HugginsUnited Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Results 2 1 By constituency 3 Byelections 3 1 Salisbury Gardens 3 2 Umtali North 3 3 Hartley 3 4 Lomagundi 3 5 Victoria 3 6 Insiza 4 References 5 SourcesElectoral system EditIn 1937 a new Electoral Act was passed The franchise was extended slightly to those who were not British subjects but who had been in active wartime service in the armed forces Electors were also required to have lived for three months in their electoral districts The requirement for qualifying for the vote on the basis of receiving salary or wages of 100 per annum was extended also to people with income of 100 per annum a change which principally benefited those who had investment income but few assets Voters were also no longer required to demonstrate proficiency in English through a dictation test The postal vote which had been introduced in 1928 was extended in 1937 to all voters living more than 25 miles away from the nearest polling station Finally those who had drawn government rations were disenfranchised A boundary revision in 1938 enabled the elimination of the four remaining double member electoral districts as the Colony was split into 30 single member districts Results EditPartyVotes Seats United Party11 16150 3723 1Rhodesia Labour Party7 35333 187 2Reform Party2 77312 510 1Union Party3801 710NewIndependents4922 220NewTotal22 159100 00300Registered voters turnout28 032 Source WillsonBy constituency Edit Avondale Party Candidate Votes United Harry Bertin 571 N ALabour Colin Ross McLachlan 217 N AMajority 354 N ATurnout 962 82 9 N AUnited win new seat Bulawayo Central Party Candidate Votes United William Hives Eastwood 393Reform James Cowden 272Labour Philip Harvey Veale 251MajorityTurnout 1 116 82 1United win new seat Bulawayo East Party Candidate Votes United John Banks Brady 639Reform Donald MacGillivray 227MajorityTurnout 1 025 84 5United win new seat Bulawayo North Party Candidate Votes United Hugh Beadle 461Reform Charles Edward Harrison 243Labour William John Phelps 165MajorityTurnout 1 023 84 9United win new seat Bulawayo South Party Candidate Votes Labour Donald MacIntyre 534United Robert Woodward Hammond 461MajorityTurnout 1 279 77 8Labour hold SwingCharter Party Candidate Votes United Ernest Lucas Guest 355Union Party Johan Christoffel Kruger 181Labour Henry Stephen Sharp 151MajorityTurnout 838 82 3United hold SwingEastern Party Candidate Votes United Jacobus Petrus De Kock 399Union Party Douglas Abrahamson 199Labour Reginald Herbert Bruce Dickson 182MajorityTurnout 1 004 77 7United hold SwingGatooma Party Candidate Votes Labour Thomas Alfred Kimble 416United James Dalton 293Reform Thomas James Golding 173MajorityTurnout 1 031 85 5Labour hold SwingGwanda Party Candidate Votes United Frank Ernest Harris 381Reform David Wood Young 216MajorityTurnout 839 71 2United gain from Reform SwingGwelo Party Candidate Votes United Frank Delano Thompson 326Reform Robert Williamson 243Labour William John Bassett 184MajorityTurnout 954 78 9United hold SwingHartley Party Candidate Votes United Hugh Volant Wheeler 264Reform William Muter Leggate 215Independent Henry Hamilton Beamish 196Labour John Allen 121MajorityTurnout 969 82 1United gain from Independent SwingHighlands Party Candidate Votes United Leslie Benjamin Fereday 447Labour William Frith Wilson 267Reform John Arthur Douglas Hawksley 68MajorityTurnout 953 82 1United win new seat Hillside Party Candidate Votes Labour Harry Davies 544United George Victor Wallace 329MajorityTurnout 1 017 85 8Labour win new seat Insiza Party Candidate Votes United Robert Clarkson Tredgold 335Labour James Turner Durward 198Reform Leo George Robinson 116MajorityTurnout 887 73 2United hold SwingLomagudi Party Candidate Votes United Lewis Aloys MacDonald Hastings 393Labour Otilia Liebermann 142MajorityTurnout 834 64 1United hold SwingMarandellas Party Candidate Votes United William Henry Ralston 366Labour Alexander Aitken Draper 148Reform Alfred William Vincent Crawley 147MajorityTurnout 891 74 2United hold SwingMazoe Party Candidate Votes United Edward Walter Lionel Noaks 402Labour Jack Herbert Keightley 139Reform James Murdoch Eaton 75Independent Mark Douglas Claxton 73MajorityTurnout 873 78 9United hold SwingQue Que Party Candidate Votes United Charles Walter Leppington 434Labour de Lacey Henry Stowe 422MajorityTurnout 1 072 79 9United hold SwingRaylton Party Candidate Votes Labour Lawrence John Walter Keller 559United Charles Spencer 210MajorityTurnout 954 80 6Labour hold SwingSalisbury Central Party Candidate Votes United Edgar Pope Vernall 408Labour Gladys Maasdorp 288Reform George Harry Stone 139MajorityTurnout 1 089 76 4United win new seat Salisbury City Party Candidate Votes United Jacob Hendrik Smit 519Labour Alec Pelham 276MajorityTurnout 1 012 78 6United win new seat Salisbury Gardens Party Candidate Votes United Sir Percival Donald Leslie Fynn 410Reform Lancelot Middleton Foggin 155Labour Rex Atherton Rawstorne 111MajorityTurnout 966 76 4United win new seat Salisbury North Party Candidate Votes United Godfrey Huggins unopposedMajority 862TurnoutUnited win new seat Salisbury South Party Candidate Votes Labour George Henry Walker 546United Heiman Joseph Hoffman 283MajorityTurnout 1 049 79 0Labour hold SwingSelukwe Party Candidate Votes United Max Danziger 410Reform Ernest Millington 321MajorityTurnout 954 76 6United hold SwingUmtali North Party Candidate Votes United Edgar Whitehead 498Labour Thomas Norris 209MajorityTurnout 844 83 8United hold SwingUntali South Party Candidate Votes Labour James Brown Lister 401Independent Matthew Henry Gibson 223Majority 820 76 TurnoutLabour hold SwingVictoria Party Candidate Votes United William Alexander Eustace Winterton 497Labour Robert Joseph Austin 286MajorityTurnout 1104 77 2United hold SwingWankie Party Candidate Votes Labour Allan Watson Whittington 346United Cyril Mainwaring Newman 311Reform Henry Robert Barbour 73MajorityTurnout 1 000 73 0Labour gain from United SwingWestern Party Candidate Votes United Patrick Bissett Fletcher 366Labour Albert James Davies 247Reform Wilfred Denton Estment 93MajorityTurnout 894 79 0United win new seat Byelections EditSalisbury Gardens Edit Sir Percival Fynn died on 25 April 1940 Owing to the war normal party politics had been suspended and a joint selection conference including members of both the United Party and the Rhodesia Labour Party was included Four candidates stood for the selection Cecil Douglas Dryden United Party Mrs Gladys Maasdorp Rhodesia Labour Party Arthur William Redfern Independent and O P Wheeler Independent Redfern was selected and returned unopposed on 26 June 1940 Umtali North Edit Edgar Whitehead resigned from the Assembly on 24 June 1940 A byelection was held to replace him on 27 August 1940 ConstituencyElectorate and turnout Candidate Party VotesUMTALI NORTH821 53 8 Tom Ian Finlay Wilson UP 312Thomas Norris Lab 130Hartley Edit Hugh Volant Wheeler resigned on 30 June 1940 A byelection was held in his constituency on 27 August 1940 ConstituencyElectorate and turnout Candidate Party VotesHARTLEY943 49 9 William Muter Leggate RP 247Tom Cecil Leonard Howard Ind 120Leonard Tolcher Tracey Ind 104Lomagundi Edit Lewis Aloys MacDonald Hastings resigned on 30 June 1940 A byelection was held in his constituency on 27 August 1940 ConstituencyElectorate and turnout Candidate Party VotesLOMAGUNDI827 48 1 George Henry Hackwill UP 220Edward George Holman Ind 178Victoria Edit William Alexander Eustace Winterton resigned on 30 October 1940 A byelection was held on 10 December 1940 ConstituencyElectorate and turnout Candidate Party VotesVICTORIA1 014 61 4 Walter Brumage Richards UP 232Harry Joseph Filmer Lab 228Richard Fraser Dott Ind National 163Insiza Edit Robert Clarkson Tredgold resigned on 28 February 1943 A byelection was held on 21 April 1943 to replace him Constituency Candidate Party VotesINSIZA Leslie Thomas Smith The Labour Party 280Victor Henry Sauerman Lab 197John Everett Chick UP 151References EditSources EditSource Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898 1962 ed by F M G Willson Department of Government University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Salisbury 1963 Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894 1964 by F M G Willson and G C Passmore assisted by Margaret T Mitchell Source Book No 3 Department of Government University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Salisbury 1966 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1939 Southern Rhodesian general election amp oldid 1052650476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
