Kenyan general election, 1948

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General elections were held in Kenya in May 1948.

Electoral system

The seats in the Legislative Council were distributed according to a race-based franchise. Eleven Europeans were elected from single-member constituencies defined as Part A; five Indians (two of which were required to be Muslims) were elected from three Part B constituencies, and one Arab was elected from a single nationwide Part C constituency. Four Africans and nine Europeans were nominated members.

Results

Elected members

Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
European seats
Aberdare
(19 May)
Gerald Hopkins29958.4Elected
Clive Wilfrid Salter15229.7
Arthur Sutcliffe6111.9
CoastShirley Victor CookeUnopposedRe-elected
KiambuWilfrid HavelockUnopposedRe-elected
MombasaGeorge NicolUnopposedRe-elected
Nairobi North
(14 May)
Ernest Vasey39161.2Re-elected
Stanley Ghersie24838.8
Nairobi South
(12 May)
Derek Erskine62772.2Elected
Norman Harris14116.2
George Alfred Tyson10111.6
NyanzaGeorge Maitland EdyeUnopposedRe-elected
Rift Valley
(12 May)
Michael Blundell35650.6Elected
Francis Scott27338.8
Sidney Farrar7410.5
Trans NzoiaAlbert George KeyserUnopposedRe-elected
Uasin GishuLaurence Maconochie-WelwoodUnopposedElected
UkambaDorothy ShawUnopposedElected
Indian seats
Central
(28–30 May)
Chunilal Madan Elected
Ibrahim Nathoo Elected Muslim
Bhagar Singh Biant Singh Biant
EasternAmbalal Bhailalbhai Patel Re-elected
Mohamed Ali Rana Elected Muslim
Western
(13–15 May)
Ahluwalia Pritam Re-elected
Dharm Bir DauletRam Kohli
Arab member
Colony and ProtectorateMohamed Abdulla Shatry Elected
Source: East Africa and Rhodesia,[1] Kenya Gazette[2][3][4]

Appointed members

Member Position
African appointees
Eliud Mathu
Apolo Ohanga
James Jeremiah
John Kisugut arap Chemallan
European appointees
Norman Frederick Stewart AndrewsDeputy Financial Secretary
Samuel Reginald BoydDirector of Public Works
Stuart GillettDirector of Agriculture
John Basil HobsonSolicitor-General
Ernest Meredyth Hyde-ClarkeLabour Commissioner
Arthur Hope JonesSecretary for Commerce and Industry
Norman MacPherson MacLennanDirector of Medical Services
Robert PatrickDirector of Education
George James RobbinsCommissioner of Lands, Mines and Surveys
Source: Kenya Gazette[4]

References

  1. "Kenya's European Elected Members", East Africa and Rhodesia, 3 June 1948, p1069
  2. Kenya Gazette, 18 May 1948, p338
  3. Kenya Gazette, 20 Apr 1948, p275
  4. 1 2 Kenya Gazette, 25 May 1948, p349
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