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1933 Southern Rhodesian general election

General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 6 September 1933, the third elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted self-government. It is notable as one of only two general elections in Southern Rhodesia which led to a defeat for the sitting government, as the Reform Party won a narrow majority of two seats in the Legislative Assembly. Their victory was to be short-lived.

Electoral system

No changes were made in the franchise or the procedure of elections since the previous election, the Electoral Act, 1928 being unamended.

Electoral districts

Shortly before the election, a last-minute decision was made to revise the boundaries of electoral districts which were exceptionally large or exceptionally small. The Shamva district, to the north-east of Salisbury, was found to be too small and was abolished and merged with most of the Mazoe district; the remaining parts of both were added to Lomagundi district. In Salisbury itself, the two-member Salisbury South district was reduced to one member, and a new two-member Salisbury Central created, with knock-on effects to Salisbury North.

Outside of these changes the boundaries were the same as used in 1928.

Political parties

The Progressive Party, which had won four seats to become the official opposition in 1928, merged with the County Party and reorganised itself as the Reform Party in October 1929.

Results

By constituency

  • Ind – Independent
  • Lab – Rhodesia Labour Party
  • Ref – Reform Party
  • RP – Rhodesia Party
Constituency
Electorate and turnoutCandidatePartyVotes
**BULAWAYO CENTRAL**
**Two members**
2,114 (68.1%)**Donald MacIntyre**Lab681
†**James Cowden**RP616
†Harry BertinRP597
Edward Jonathan DaviesLab467
William Ewart KayRef271
Henry DarlingRef249
**BULAWAYO NORTH**
**Two members**
2,092 (70.0%)**John Banks Brady**RP681
†**Allan Ross Welsh**RP761
Patrick Bissett FletcherRef551
William McDonaldLab322
Francis Leslie HadfieldRef303
George Arthur PingstoneInd148
**BULAWAYO SOUTH**
1,279 (67.6%)†**Harry Herbert Davies**Lab587
Henry Arthur CloeteRP278
**CHARTER**
685 (78.0%)†**Ernest Lucas Guest**RP426
Servaas Daniel Le RouxRef108
**EASTERN**
951 (73.2%)†**John Louis Martin**RP347
Ernest Plewman De KockRef147
William Hendrik BoshoffInd125
Johannes Arnoldus Christiaan KrugerInd77
**GATOOMA**
878 (81.0%)**William Sydney Senior**Ref318
Thomas Alfred KimbleLab261
†George MunroRP132
**GWANDA**
708 (75.1%)Sir **Hugh Grenville Williams**Ref292
† George MitchellRP240
**GWELO**
1,070 (75.7%)**Frank Delano Thompson**Ref345
† Howard Unwin MoffatRP279
William HarrisonLab186
**HARTLEY**
634 (80.1%)†**Roger Edward Downes**Ref281
Robert Atherton ComynRP121
William Ernest HeydemanInd106
**INSIZA**
729 (70.0%)†**Stephen Martin Lanigan O'Keeffe**Ref307
John Parke RichardsonRP170
Leo George RobinsonInd33
**INYATI**
782 (72.1%)†**Charles Spearman Jobling**Ref329
Benjamin Walter DurhamRP235
**LOMAGUNDI**
854 (71.6%)**Lewis Aloys MacDonald Hastings**RP365
Thomas William WilliamsonRef246
**MARANDELLAS**
834 (70.6%)**Reginald Herbert Bruce Dickson**Ref329
†Luke Lot GreenRP260
**MATOPO**
998 (80.5%)†**Robert Alexander Fletcher**Ref299
Ernest Arthur MaxwellLab296
Roland Mortimer DanielRP208
**MAZOE**
893 (74.5%)†**Edward Walter Lionel Noaks**RP346
†Mark Douglas ClaxtonInd319
**QUE QUE**
819 (74.5%)**Charles Walter Leppington**Ref308
†James Murdoch EatonRP189
Stanley James EdwardsInd113
**RAYLTON**
1,271 (77.7%)†**Lawrence John Walter Keller**Lab519
Henry Robert BarbourRP370
Carl Hoghoj OlsenRef80
William DaviesInd18
**SALISBURY CENTRAL**
**Two members**
2,294 (67.7%)†**Jacob Hendrik Smit**Ref1,125
**Neil Housman Wilson**Ref835
Charles OlleyInd485
Milton Evan ClevelandRP343
Mrs. Gladys MaasdorpRP316
**SALISBURY DISTRICT**
1,028 (74.1%)**Thomas Nangle**Ref391
†William Muter LeggateRP371
**SALISBURY NORTH**
**Two members**
1,978 (73.1%)†**Godfrey Martin Huggins**Ref993
†**Percival Donald Leslie Fynn**RP747
Edgar Pope VernallRef642
William SmithRP508
**SALISBURY SOUTH**
1,267 (79.6%)**George Henry Walker**Lab458
William Harold KimptonRef314
Hyam SchwartzRP237
**SELUKWE**
851 (78.4%)†**Robert Dunipace Gilchrist**Ref507
Mrs. Ethel Tawse JollieRP160
**UMTALI NORTH**
911 (77.1%)**Donald Murray Somerville**Ref371
†Charles EickhoffRP263
William Anderson LoganLab68
**UMTALI SOUTH**
843 (75.2%)†**Jonathan Hunter Malcolm**Lab370
Norman InnesRP264
**VICTORIA**
1,032 (72.4%)**William Alexander Eustace Winterton**Ref475
Ernest George BirchRP272
**WANKIE**
720 (65.1%)†**Alexander Robert Thomson**RP246
Frederic Philip MennellRef133
William DoullLab90

Changes during the assembly

There were no byelections during this Assembly. In August 1934, most of the Reform Party merged with the Rhodesia Party to form the United Party.

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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