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General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 16 July 1932.^[1] Of the seven elected seats in the Legislative Council, four had only one candidate, who was elected unopposed; Herbert Goodhart in the Eastern constituency, John Brown in Midlands, Chad Norris in Northern and Thomas Henderson Murray in Southern.^[1] The only contested seats were the two in Livingstone and the one in Ndola.^[1]

Electoral system

The seven elected members of the Legislative Council were elected from six constituencies; five constituencies returned a single member, whilst Livingstone and Western returned two.^[2] There were a total of 2,565 registered voters.^[2]

Constituency	Settlements	Registered voters
Eastern	Fort Jameson, Lundazi, Petauke	91
Livingstone and Western	Balovale, Kalabo, Lealui, Livingstone, Mankoya, Nalolo, Sesheke	557
Midland	Feira, Lusaka, Mumbwa	236
Ndola	Kasempa, Kawambwa, Fort Rosebery, Mwinilunga, Ndola, Solwezi	830
Northern	Abercorn, Broken Hill, Chinsali, Isoka, Kasama, Luwingu, Mkushi, Mpika, Mporokoso, Serenje	649
Southern	Kalomo, Mazabuka, Namwala	202
Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia^[2]

Campaign

In Ndola incumbent member Kennedy Harris, a businessman, was challenged by Herbert Walsh, a trade unionist. In the two-member Livingstone and Western constituency, incumbents Leopold Moore (owner of Northern Rhodesia's only newspaper, The Livingstone Mail) and Frank Lowe (an accountant and mayor of Livingstone) were challenged by former Livingstone mayor Charles Knight and Deputy mayor F.D. Law.^[3]

Results

Constituency	Candidates	Notes
Eastern	Herbert Goodhart	Elected unopposed
Livingstone and Western	Leopold Moore	Elected
	Charles Knight	Elected
	Frank Lowe	Unseated
	F.D. Law
Midland	John Brown	Elected unopposed
Ndola	Kennedy Harris	Elected
Ndola	Herbert Walsh
Northern	Chad Norris	Elected unopposed
Southern	Thomas Henderson Murray	Elected unopposed
Source: Davidson^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "News in Brief", The Times, 16 May 1932, p9, Issue 46134
^ ^a ^b ^c Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p20
^ "Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council", East Africa, 23 June 1932, p1055
^ J.W. Davidson (1948) The Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Faber & Faber, p142

[TT-1] "News in Brief", The Times, 16 May 1932, p9, Issue 46134

[LCNR-2] Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p20

[3] "Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council", East Africa, 23 June 1932, p1055

[4] J.W. Davidson (1948) The Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Faber & Faber, p142

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 {{Politics of Zambia}}
-'''General elections''' were held in [[Northern Rhodesia]] on 16 July 1932.<ref name=TT>"News in Brief", ''The Times'', 16 May 1932, p9, Issue 46134</ref> Of the seven elected seats in the Legislative Council, four had only one candidate, who was elected unopposed; Goodhart in the Eastern constituency, John Brown in Midlands, GC Norris in Northern and Murray in Southern.<ref name=TT/> The only contested seats were the two in [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] and the one in [[Ndola]].<ref name=TT/>
+General elections were held in [[Northern Rhodesia]] on 16 July 1932.<ref name=TT>"News in Brief", ''The Times'', 16 May 1932, p9, Issue 46134</ref> Of the seven elected seats in the [[Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia|Legislative Council]], four had only one candidate, who was elected unopposed; [[Herbert Goodhart]] in the Eastern constituency, [[John Brown (Northern Rhodesian politician)|John Brown]] in Midlands, [[Chad Norris]] in [[Kabwe Central|Northern]] and [[Thomas Henderson Murray]] in Southern.<ref name=TT/> The only contested seats were the two in [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] and the one in [[Ndola]].<ref name=TT/>
+==Electoral system==
+The seven elected members of the Legislative Council were elected from six constituencies; five constituencies returned a single member, whilst [[Livingstone and Western]] returned two.<ref name=LCNR>''Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council'', Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p20</ref> There were a total of 2,565 registered voters.<ref name=LCNR/>
+{| class=wikitable
+!Constituency
+!Settlements
+!Registered voters
+|-
+|[[Eastern (Northern Rhodesian constituency)|Eastern]]||[[Chipata|Fort Jameson]], [[Lundazi]], [[Petauke]] ||align=right|91
+|-
+|{{nowrap|[[Livingstone and Western]]}}||[[Zambezi, Zambia|Balovale]], [[Kalabo]], [[Lealui]], [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]], [[Kaoma, Zambia|Mankoya]], [[Nalolo, Zambia|Nalolo]], [[Sesheke]]||align=right|557
+|-
+|[[Midland (Northern Rhodesian constituency)|Midland]]||[[Luangwa, Zambia|Feira]], [[Lusaka]], [[Mumbwa]]||align=right|236
+|-
+|[[Ndola Central|Ndola]]||[[Kasempa]], [[Kawambwa]], [[Mansa, Zambia|Fort Rosebery]], [[Mwinilunga]], [[Ndola]], [[Solwezi]]||align=right|830
+|-
+|[[Kabwe Central|Northern]]||[[Mbala, Zambia|Abercorn]], [[Kabwe|Broken Hill]], [[Chinsali]], [[Isoka]], [[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]], [[Luwingu]], [[Mkushi]], [[Mpika]], [[Mporokoso]], [[Serenje]]||align=right|649
+|-
+|[[Southern (Northern Rhodesian constituency)|Southern]]||[[Kalomo]], [[Mazabuka]], [[Namwala]]||align=right|202
+|-
+|colspan=3|Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia<ref name=LCNR/>
+|}
+==Campaign==
+In [[Ndola]] incumbent member [[Kennedy Harris]], a businessman, was challenged by Herbert Walsh, a trade unionist. In the two-member Livingstone and Western constituency, incumbents [[Leopold Moore]] (owner of Northern Rhodesia's only newspaper, ''[[The Livingstone Mail]]'') and [[Frank Lowe (politician)|Frank Lowe]] (an accountant and mayor of Livingstone) were challenged by former Livingstone mayor [[Charles Knight (politician)|Charles Knight]] and Deputy mayor F.D. Law.<ref>"Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council", ''East Africa'', 23 June 1932, p1055</ref>
+==Results==
+{| class=wikitable
+!Constituency
+!Candidates
+!Notes
+|-
+|[[Eastern (Northern Rhodesian constituency)|Eastern]]||[[Herbert Goodhart]]||Elected unopposed
+|-
+|rowspan=4|{{nowrap|[[Livingstone and Western]]}}||[[Leopold Moore]]||Elected
+|-
+|[[Charles Knight (politician)|Charles Knight]]||Elected
+|-
+|[[Frank Lowe (politician)|Frank Lowe]]||Unseated
+|-
+|F.D. Law||
+|-
+|[[Midland (Northern Rhodesian constituency)|Midland]]||[[John Brown (Northern Rhodesian politician)|John Brown]]||Elected unopposed
+|-
+|rowspan=2|[[Ndola Central|Ndola]]||[[Kennedy Harris]]||Elected
+|-
+|Herbert Walsh||
+|-
+|[[Kabwe Central|Northern]]||[[Chad Norris]]||Elected unopposed
+|-
+|[[Southern (Northern Rhodesian constituency)|Southern]]||[[Thomas Henderson Murray]]||Elected unopposed
+|-
+|colspan=3|Source: Davidson<ref>J.W. Davidson (1948) ''The Northern Rhodesian Legislative Council'', Faber & Faber, p142</ref>
+|}
 ==References==
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-[[Category:1932 in Northern Rhodesia]]
+[[Category:1932 in Northern Rhodesia|General]]
-[[Category:1932 elections in Africa]]
+[[Category:1932 elections in Africa|Northern Rhodesia]]
-[[Category:Elections in Zambia|1932]]
+[[Category:Elections in Zambia]]
+[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results]]

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