Reports before the election noted that of the eleven white seats, five were uncontested with the incumbent returned unopposed, one was likely to be uncontested and the remaining five would be contested.[2] The Reform Party led by Hugh Cholmondeley issued an 18-point manifesto, which was approved by all the incumbent members of the Legislative Council except Hamilton Ward, who partly adhered to its programme, but reserved the right to vote independently.[3] The manifesto included a call for an elected European majority on the Legislative Council.[3] Reports that the mayor of Nairobi James Riddell would run against the Reform Party proved to be unfounded.[3]
Following their boycott of the 1924 elections, the Indian population again failed to participate fully in the election, with only one candidate standing in the five-member Indian constituency. As a result, four Indian representatives were appointed to the council after it was opened on 8 March.[4] By-elections for the four Indian seats were scheduled for the following year, but no candidates were nominated due to the ongoing boycott over the separate voting rolls for Whites and Indians.[5]
^"News in Brief", The Times, 27 January 1927, p11, Issue 44490
^ abc"As Kenya sees things: Manifesto of Lord Delamere's Party", East Africa, 3 February 1927, p597
^"Kenya Legislature Opened: A Year Of Steady Progress", The Times, 9 March 1927, p13, Issue 44525
^"Indians In Kenya. Boycott Of The Legislature", The Times, 5 March 1928, p13, Issue 44833
^Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1927
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1927, kenyan, general, election, general, elections, were, held, kenya, colony, february, 1927, contents, campaign, results, appointed, members, referencescampaign, editreports, before, election, noted, that, eleven, white, seats, five, were, uncontested, with. General elections were held in Kenya Colony on 12 February 1927 1 Contents 1 Campaign 2 Results 2 1 Appointed members 3 ReferencesCampaign editReports before the election noted that of the eleven white seats five were uncontested with the incumbent returned unopposed one was likely to be uncontested and the remaining five would be contested 2 The Reform Party led by Hugh Cholmondeley issued an 18 point manifesto which was approved by all the incumbent members of the Legislative Council except Hamilton Ward who partly adhered to its programme but reserved the right to vote independently 3 The manifesto included a call for an elected European majority on the Legislative Council 3 Reports that the mayor of Nairobi James Riddell would run against the Reform Party proved to be unfounded 3 Following their boycott of the 1924 elections the Indian population again failed to participate fully in the election with only one candidate standing in the five member Indian constituency As a result four Indian representatives were appointed to the council after it was opened on 8 March 4 By elections for the four Indian seats were scheduled for the following year but no candidates were nominated due to the ongoing boycott over the separate voting rolls for Whites and Indians 5 Results editEuropean seatsConstituency Candidate Party Votes NotesCoast Robert Robertson Eustace Reform Party Unopposed Re electedKenya Edward Vaughan Kenealy Reform Party Re electedHenry BeynonKikuyu Corney Durham Independent ElectedMonthermer MontaguWalter MacLellan Wilson Reform Party DefeatedLake Conway Harvey Reform Party Unopposed Re electedMombasa GG Atkinson Reform Party Unopposed Re electedNairobi North Hamilton Ward Independent Re electedCharles Udall IndependentNairobi South Helmuth Schwartze Reform Party Re electedOlga Watkins IndependentPlateau North James Kirkwood Independent ElectedJohn Coney Reform Party DefeatedPlateau South Thomas O Shea Reform Party Unopposed Re electedRift Valley Hugh Cholmondeley Reform Party Unopposed Re electedUkamba Francis Scott Reform Party Re electedIndian seatsAhmad Hussein Malik ElectedArab seatHamed Mohamed bin Issa Re electedSource Colonial Reports East Africa Kenya GazetteAppointed members edit Position MemberEx officio membersAttorney General Walter HuggardChief Native Commissioner Gerald Verner MaxwellColonial Secretary Geoffrey Alexander Stafford NorthcoteCommissioner of Customs Edgar George BaleCommissioner of Lands Arthur George BakerDirector of Agriculture Alexander HolmDirector of Education Evan Ebenezer BissDirector of Public Works Howard Lecky SikesKenya and Uganda Railway General Manager Godfrey Dean RhodesPrincipal Medical Officer John Langton GilksTreasurer Reginald Clifton GrannumAppointed officialsChief Veterinary Officer Andrew Gahan DohertyLilawi for the Coast Ali bin SalimOfficer Commanding Troops C S DaviesPostmaster General Thomas FitzgeraldSenior Commissioner Coast Harold Robert MontgomerySenior Commissioner Kikuyu Ruper William HemstedSenior Commissioner Nyanza Cecil Moore DobbsSenior Commissioner Ukamba Walter Francis Glencairn CampbellSolicitor General Frederic Gordon SmithAppointed unofficial membersMember to represent African interests John BrittonSource Hansard 6 References edit Kenya Gazette 28 January 1927 pp91 97 News in Brief The Times 27 January 1927 p11 Issue 44490 a b c As Kenya sees things Manifesto of Lord Delamere s Party East Africa 3 February 1927 p597 Kenya Legislature Opened A Year Of Steady Progress The Times 9 March 1927 p13 Issue 44525 Indians In Kenya Boycott Of The Legislature The Times 5 March 1928 p13 Issue 44833 Kenya National Assembly Official Record Hansard 1927 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1927 Kenyan general election amp oldid 1180118145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,