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 preference | Final division | Seats | +/− | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Dominion Party | 18,142 | 45.7 | 18,314 | 47.2 | 13 | +13 |
| United Federal Party | 16,840 | 42.4 | 17,416 | 44.9 | 17 | −9 |
| United Rhodesia Party | 4,652 | 11.7 | 2,981 | 7.7 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 67 | 0.2 | 67 | 0.2 | 0 | −4 |
| Total | 39,701 | 100 | 38,778 | 100 | 30 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 55,082 | − | − | − | − | |
| Source: Sternberger et al.[2] | ||||||
References
- Obituary: Sir Garfield Todd The Guardian, 14 October 2002
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1677
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