Southern Rhodesian general election, 1939
- Southern Rhodesian general election, 1939
The Southern Rhodesia general election of April 14, 1939 was the fifth election since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted self-government. Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins' United Party government were re-elected in a landslide. The election was called slightly earlier than the deadline as Huggins feared the German invasion of Czechoslovakia would lead to European War.
Franchise and Electoral procedure
In 1937, a new Electoral Act was passed. The franchise was extended slightly to those who were not British subjects but who had been in active wartime service in the armed forces. Electors were also required to have lived for three months in their electoral districts. The requirement for qualifying for the vote on the basis of receiving salary or wages of £100 "per annum" was extended also to people with income of £100 "per annum", a change which principally benefited those who had investment income but few assets. Voters were also no longer required to demonstrate proficiency in English through a dictation test. The postal vote, which had been introduced in 1928, was extended in 1937 to all voters living more than 25 miles away from the nearest polling station. Finally, those who had drawn government rations were disenfranchised.
Electoral districts
A boundary revision in 1938 enabled the elimination of the four remaining double-member electoral districts as the Colony was split into 30 single-member districts.
ummary result
Electorate: 28,894 (in contested seats, 28,032)Turnout: 76.7%
Hartley
Hugh Volant Wheeler resigned on June 30, 1940. A byelection was held in his constituency on August 27, 1940.
Insiza
Robert Clarkson Tredgold resigned on February 28, 1943. A byelection was held on April 21, 1943 to replace him.
References
* "Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898-1962" ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1963)
* "Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894-1964" by F.M.G. Willson and G.C. Passmore, assisted by Margaret T. Mitchell (Source Book No. 3, Department of Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury 1966)
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