1934 Kenyan general election

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]

Electoral system

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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]

Results

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
European seats
Aberdare Ernest Hay Wright 120 42.25 Elected
John Cotter 78 27.46 Defeated
Edward Evans 71 25.00
Edward Vaughan Kenealy 15 5.28
Coast Province Robert Robertson-Eustace 38 62.30 Re-elected
John Coverdale 23 37.70
Kiambu James Riddell 311 67.20 Elected
Walter MacLellan Wilson 127 25.40
Corney Durham 62 12.40 Defeated
Mombasa Frederick Bemister Unopposed Re-elected
Nairobi North Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck 406 56.62 Elected
Franklin Vivian Ward 311 43.38
Nairobi South Helmuth Schwartze 325 52.00 Re-elected
Arthur Legat 300 48.00
Nyanza Conway Harvey 150 62.24 Re-elected
Frederick Bamber 91 37.76
Rift Valley Francis Scott Unopposed Re-elected
Trans Nzoia James Kirkwood 218 54.50 Re-elected
Albert George Keyser 182 45.50
Uasin Gishu Albert Hoey Unopposed Elected
Ukamba Robert Shaw Unopposed Elected
Indian seats
Colony and Protectorate Isher Dass Elected
Mangat Nahar Singh Elected
Pandya Jagannath Bhavanishanker Elected
Shams-ud-Deen Elected
Alex de Souza Elected
M H Malik
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yakub
Chaturbhai Khushalbhai Patel
Hakim Singh Defeated
Devi Dass Puri
Karmali Khimji Pradhan
Babu Ram Sood
Oza Uchbrangrai Keshvari
Thakur Dass
Abdul Rahman Cocker
Nathubhai Jeevenjee Desai
Dhanwant Singh Defeated
Arab seat
Colony and Protectorate Sheriff Abdulla Salim el Huseini Unopposed Elected
Source: East Africa,[5] Hansard[4]

Appointed members

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Position Member
Ex officio Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Walter Harragin
Geoffrey Walsh
Sydney Hubert La Fontaine
Ethelbert Bernard Hosking
Albert Rutherford Paterson
Harold Bertram Waters
Herbert Septimus Scott
Arthur Edward Hamp
John Clark Stronach
George Dougal Kirsopp
Appointed officials Thomas Fitzgeraldn
Edward Butler Horne
Harold Robert Montgomery
Henry Guy Pilling
Hugh Robert Everard Earle Welby
George Henry Carne Boulderson
Thomas Dundas Hope Bruce
Hamnett Holland Brassey-Edwards
African community
representatives
George Burns
Ruper William Hemsted
Arab community representative Ali bin Salim
Source: Hansard[4]

Aftermath

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The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 24 April.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Elections In Kenya: The Call For A "Team"", The Times, 28 March 1934, p13, Issue 46714
  2. ^ "Kenya Legislative Council: Polling For European Seats" The Times, 4 April 1934, p11, Issue 46719
  3. ^ "Better Prospects In Kenya: Revenue Increase, More Gold Areas To Be Opened", The Times, 25 April 1934, p13, Issue 46737
  4. ^ a b c d Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1934
  5. ^ "Kenya General Election", East Africa, 19 April 1934, p641