1922 Northern Rhodesian Advisory Council election
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Advisory Council elections were held in Northern Rhodesia in February 1922.[1] Candidates opposed to amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia received 1,117 votes, whilst candidates supportive of the proposal received 310.[2]
Electoral system
[edit]Northern Rhodesia was split into two constituencies, North-Western Rhodesia (four seats) and North-Eastern Rhodesia (one seat). Voting was restricted to British subjects over the age of 21 who had lived in the territory for at least six months and owned at least £150 of property.[3] A total of 679 voters registered in North-Western Rhodesia.[4]
Results
[edit]In North-Western Rhodesia a total of 569 votes were cast, of which four were invalid.[4]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
North-Eastern Rhodesia | C Timmler | 38 | 58.5 | Elected |
J N Phipps | 27 | 41.5 | Defeated | |
North-Western Rhodesia | Leopold Moore | 329 | 19.1 | Re-elected |
William Doull | 295 | 17.1 | Elected | |
Philip Ellis | 276 | 16.0 | Elected | |
Frederick Clarke | 238 | 13.8 | Re-elected | |
D E C R Stirke | 189 | 10.9 | Defeated | |
Randolf Baker | 157 | 9.1 | ||
P F Godson | 100 | 5.8 | ||
J L Moore | 90 | 5.2 | ||
J F M Oosthuizen | 53 | 3.1 | ||
Source: The Livingstone Mail[4] |