Northern Rhodesian general election, 1964

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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. Blacks elected the main roll, whilst whites elected the reserve roll. Other ethnicities were allowed to choose which roll to be part of.^[1] The United National Independence Party won the election, 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]

Results

Party	Main roll seats			Reserved roll seats			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
United National Independence Party	570,612	69.1	55	6,177	35.2	0	55
Zambian African National Congress	251,963	30.5	10	165	0.9	0	10
National Progressive Party	-	-	0	11,157	63.6	10	10
Independents	3,662	0.4	0	35	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	4,178	-	-	224	-	-	-
Total	830,415	100	65	17,758	100	10	75
Source: Nohlen et al

References

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 0198296452