1964 Northern Rhodesian general election

1964 Northern Rhodesian general election

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All 75 seats in the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kenneth Kaunda Harry Nkumbula John Roberts
Party UNIP NRANC NPP
Leader's seat Mkushi Monze Central
Last election 78.16%, 14 seats 21.32%, 7 seats
Seats won 55
(Main roll)
10
(Main roll)
10
(Reserved roll)
Seat change Increase 41 Increase 3 New
Popular vote 570,612 251,963 11,157
Percentage 69.06% 30.50% 63.63%

Prime Minister before election

None

Prime Minister-designate

Kenneth Kaunda
UNIP

General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 20 and 21 January 1964. There were two voter rolls for the Legislative Council, a main roll that elected 65 seats, and a reserved roll that elected 10. Africans elected the main roll, whilst Europeans elected the reserve roll. Other ethnicities were allowed to choose which roll to be part of.[1] The United National Independence Party won the elections, taking 55 of the common roll seats. Its leader, Kenneth Kaunda became Prime Minister, leading the country to independence in October that year, at which point he became President.[2] Voter turnout was 94.8% for the main roll and 74.1% for the reserved roll.[3]

  1. ^ Zambia: 1964 Elections EISA
  2. ^ Elections in Zambia African Elections Database
  3. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p949 ISBN 0-19-829645-2