1939 Southern Rhodesian general election

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1939 Southern Rhodesian general election

← 1934 14 April 1939 (1939-04-14) 1946 →
All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Godfrey Huggins Harry Davies Party United Labour Last election 24 seats 5 seats Seats won 23 7 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 11,161 7,353 Percentage 50.37% 33.18%
Prime Minister before election Godfrey Huggins United Elected Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins United

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.