1958 Southern Rhodesian general election
General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 5 June 1958 for the seats in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly. Although the Dominion Party received the most votes, the result was a victory for the ruling United Federal Party, which won 17 seats. The revived United Rhodesia Party under the leadership of former Prime Minister Sir Garfield Todd failed to win a single seat.[1]
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Results
| Party | First preferences | Final count | Seats | +/– | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Dominion Party | 18,142 | 45.70 | 18,314 | 47.23 | 13 | New | |
| United Federal Party | 16,840 | 42.42 | 17,416 | 44.91 | 17 | −9 | |
| United Rhodesia Party | 4,652 | 11.72 | 2,981 | 7.69 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 67 | 0.17 | 67 | 0.17 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 39,701 | 100.00 | 38,778 | 100.00 | 30 | – | |
| Valid votes | 39,701 | 98.47 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 616 | 1.53 | |||||
| Total votes | 40,317 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,082 | 73.19 | |||||
| Source: Willson[2] | |||||||
References
- Obituary: Sir Garfield Todd The Guardian, 14 October 2002
- F.M.G. Willson (1963) Source Book of Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898–1962, p180
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