1934 Kenyan general election

General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1934, with the first seats elected on 28 March.[1] Four candidates were returned unopposed in the eleven Europeans constituencies, whilst the remaining seven constituencies were contested by 18 candidates.[1] For the five Indian seats, there were 17 candidates.[1] Voter turnout in the White seats was the highest since elections were introduced.[2] The Council convened for the first time after the election on 24 April.[3]

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Electoral system

The Legislative Council consisted of eleven ex-officio members, eight appointed government officials, two members appointed to represent the interests of the African community, one member appointed to represent the Arab community, and seventeen elected members.[4]

Of the seventeen elected seats, eleven were for Europeans, five for Indians and one for Arabs. Around 6,000-7,000 Europeans were registered to vote in the eleven constituencies.[1]

Results
Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
European seats
AberdareErnest Hay Wright12042.25Elected
John Cotter7827.46Defeated
Edward Evans7125.00
Edward Vaughan Kenealy155.28
Coast ProvinceRobert Robertson-Eustace3862.30Re-elected
John Coverdale2337.70
KiambuJames Riddell31167.20Elected
Walter MacLellan Wilson12725.40
Corney Durham6212.40Defeated
MombasaFrederick BemisterUnopposedRe-elected
Nairobi NorthFerdinand Cavendish-Bentinck40656.62Elected
Franklin Vivian Ward31143.38
Nairobi SouthHelmuth Schwartze32552.00Re-elected
Arthur Legat30048.00
NyanzaConway Harvey15062.24Re-elected
Frederick Bamber9137.76
Rift ValleyFrancis ScottUnopposedRe-elected
Trans NzoiaJames Kirkwood21854.50Re-elected
Albert George Keyser18245.50
Uasin GishuAlbert HoeyUnopposedElected
UkambaRobert ShawUnopposedElected
Indian seats
Colony and ProtectorateIsher DassElected
Mangat Nahar SinghElected
Pandya Jagannath BhavanishankerElected
Shams-ud-DeenElected
Alex de SouzaElected
M H Malik
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yakub
Chaturbhai Khushalbhai Patel
Hakim SinghDefeated
Devi Dass Puri
Karmali Khimji Pradhan
Babu Ram Sood
Oza Uchbrangrai Keshvari
Thakur Dass
Abdul Rahman Cocker
Nathubhai Jeevenjee Desai
Dhanwant SinghDefeated
Arab seat
Colony and ProtectorateSheriff Abdulla Salim el HuseiniUnopposedElected
Source: East Africa,[5] Hansard[4]

Appointed members
Position Member
Ex officioHenry Monck-Mason Moore
Walter Harragin
Geoffrey Walsh
Sydney Hubert La Fontaine
Ethelbert Bernard Hosking
Albert Rutherford Paterson
Harold Bertram Waters
Herbert Septimus Scott
Arthur Edward Hamp
John Clark Stronach
George Dougal Kirsopp
Appointed officialsThomas Fitzgeraldn
Edward Butler Horne
Harold Robert Montgomery
Henry Guy Pilling
Hugh Robert Everard Earle Welby
George Henry Carne Boulderson
Thomas Dundas Hope Bruce
Hamnett Holland Brassey-Edwards
African community
representatives		George Burns
Ruper William Hemsted
Arab community representativeAli bin Salim
Source: Hansard[4]

Aftermath

The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 24 April.[4]

References
  1. "Elections In Kenya: The Call For A "Team"", The Times, 28 March 1934, p13, Issue 46714
  2. "Kenya Legislative Council: Polling For European Seats" The Times, 4 April 1934, p11, Issue 46719
  3. "Better Prospects In Kenya: Revenue Increase, More Gold Areas To Be Opened", The Times, 25 April 1934, p13, Issue 46737
  4. Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1934
  5. "Kenya General Election", East Africa, 19 April 1934, p641
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