1922 Northern Rhodesian amalgamation referendum

1922 Northern Rhodesian amalgamation referendum

February 1922

Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 310 17.95%
No 1,417 82.05%

A referendum on amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia was held in Northern Rhodesia in February 1922 alongside Advisory Council elections.[1] The proposal was rejected by 82% of voters, who were generally in favour of the territory becoming a Crown colony with a Legislative Council.[1]

  1. ^ a b Michael Gelfand (1961) Northern Rhodesia in the days of the charter: medical and social study, 1878-1924, Basil Blackwell, p140