The Southern Rhodesia general election of September 6, 1933 was the third election since the colony of Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa. From its independence in 1965 until its extinction in 1980, it was known as 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

Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly

The Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly was the governing body of Southern Rhodesia from 1924 to 1965.-Background:In 1898, the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council, Southern Rhodesia's first elected representative body, was founded. Much of the decisions regarding the administration of...

. Their victory was to be short-lived.

Franchise and Electoral procedure

No changes were made in the franchise or the procedure of elections since the previous election

Southern Rhodesia general election, 1928

The Southern Rhodesia general election of September 19, 1928 was the second election to the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia. The Rhodesia Party, who had won an overwhelming victory at the previous election, were re-elected with a slightly smaller majority.-Franchise:At this election the...

, 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

Harare

Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...

, 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.

Summary result

Electorate: 28,515
Turnout: 73.3%

Party	Seats in 1928 Southern Rhodesia general election, 1928 The Southern Rhodesia general election of September 19, 1928 was the second election to the Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia. The Rhodesia Party, who had won an overwhelming victory at the previous election, were re-elected with a slightly smaller majority.-Franchise:At this election the...	Candidates	Elected	Unopposed	Popular vote
Votes	%
Rhodesia Party	22	30	9	-	8,145	38.3
Reform Party	4	27	16	-	8,065	37.9
Rhodesia Labour Party Rhodesia Labour Party The Rhodesia Labour Party was a political party which existed in Southern Rhodesia from 1923 until the 1950s. Originally formed on the model of the British Labour Party from trade unions and being especially dominated by railway workers, it formed the main opposition party from 1934 to 1946...	3	12	5	-	3,731	17.5
Independents	1	9	-	-	1,347	6.3
Totals	30	78	30	-	21,288	100%

Results

• Ind - Independent
  Independent (politician)
  In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
  
  
• Lab - Rhodesia Labour Party
• Ref - Reform Party
• RP - Rhodesia Party

Constituency Electorate and turnout	Candidate	Party	Votes
BULAWAYO CENTRAL Two members 2,114 (68.1%)	Donald Macintyre	Lab	681
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... James Cowden	RP	616
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Harry Bertin	RP	597
	Edward Jonathan Davies	Lab	467
	William Ewart Kay	Ref	271
	Henry Darling	Ref	249
BULAWAYO NORTH Two members 2,092 (70.0%)	John Banks Brady	RP	681
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Allan Ross Welsh	RP	761
	Patrick Bissett Fletcher	Ref	551
	William McDonald	Lab	322
	Francis Leslie Hadfield	Ref	303
	George Arthur Pingstone	Ind	148
BULAWAYO SOUTH 1,279 (67.6%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Harry Herbert Davies	Lab	587
	Henry Arthur Cloete	RP	278
CHARTER 685 (78.0%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Ernest Lucas Guest Ernest Lucas Guest Sir Ernest Lucas Guest KBE, CMG, CVO, LLD was a Rhodesian statesman, lawyer and soldier. His grandfather moved from Kidderminster, England to South Africa, where he was born in Grahamstown. At the outbreak of the Second Boer War, although he was underage, he enlisted and saw active service...	RP	426
	Servaas Daniel Le Roux	Ref	108
EASTERN 951 (73.2%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... John Louis Martin	RP	347
	Ernest Plewman De Kock	Ref	147
	William Hendrik Boshoff	Ind	125
	Johannes Arnoldus Christiaan Kruger	Ind	77
GATOOMA 878 (81.0%)	William Sydney Senior	Ref	318
	Thomas Alfred Kimble	Lab	261
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... George Munro	RP	132
GWANDA 708 (75.1%)	Sir Hugh Grenville Williams	Ref	292
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... George Mitchell George Mitchell (Rhodesia) George Mitchell served as Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from July to September 1933. Born in the United Kingdom, he emigrated to South Africa in 1889, and moved to Matabeleland six years later to work as the manager of the Bank of Africa branch in Bulawayo...	RP	240
GWELO 1,070 (75.7%)	Frank Delano Thompson	Ref	345
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Howard Unwin Moffat Howard Unwin Moffat Howard Unwin Moffat served as second premier of Southern Rhodesia, from 1927 to 1933. Born in the Kuruman mission station in Bechuanaland , Moffat was the son of the missionary John Smith Moffat and grandson of the missionary Robert Moffat, who was the friend of King Mzilikazi and the...	RP	279
	William Harrison	Lab	186
HARTLEY 634 (80.1%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Roger Edward Downes	Ref	281
	Robert Atherton Comyn	RP	121
	William Ernest Heydeman	Ind	106
INSIZA 729 (70.0%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Stephen Martin Lanigan O'Keeffe	Ref	307
	John Parke Richardson	RP	170
	Leo George Robinson	Ind	33
INYATI 782 (72.1%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Charles Spearman Jobling	Ref	329
	Benjamin Walter Durham	RP	235
LOMAGUNDI 854 (71.6%)	Lewis Aloys MacDonald Hastings	RP	365
	Thomas William Williamson	Ref	246
MARANDELLAS 834 (70.6%)	Reginald Herbert Bruce Dickson	Ref	329
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Luke Lot Green	RP	260
MATOPO 998 (80.5%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Robert Alexander Fletcher	Ref	299
	Ernest Arthur Maxwell	Lab	296
	Roland Mortimer Daniel	RP	208
MAZOE 893 (74.5%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Edward Walter Lionel Noaks	RP	346
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Mark Douglas Claxton	Ind	319
QUE QUE 819 (74.5%)	Charles Walter Leppington	Ref	308
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... James Murdoch Eaton	RP	189
	Stanley James Edwards	Ind	113
RAYLTON 1,271 (77.7%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Lawrence John Walter Keller	Lab	519
	Henry Robert Barbour	RP	370
	Carl Hoghoj Olsen	Ref	80
	William Davies	Ind	18
SALISBURY CENTRAL Two members 2,294 (67.7%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Jacob Hendrik Smit	Ref	1,125
	Neil Housman Wilson	Ref	835
	Charles Olley	Ind	485
	Milton Evan Cleveland	RP	343
	Mrs. Gladys Maasdorp	RP	316
SALISBURY DISTRICT 1,028 (74.1%)	Thomas Nangle	Ref	391
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... William Muter Leggate	RP	371
SALISBURY NORTH Two members 1,978 (73.1%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Godfrey Martin Huggins	Ref	993
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Percival Donald Leslie Fynn	RP	747
	Edgar Pope Vernall	Ref	642
	William Smith	RP	508
SALISBURY SOUTH 1,267 (79.6%)	George Henry Walker	Lab	458
	William Harold Kimpton	Ref	314
	Hyam Schwartz	RP	237
SELUKWE 851 (78.4%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Robert Dunipace Gilchrist	Ref	507
	Mrs. Ethel Tawse Jollie	RP	160
UMTALI NORTH 911 (77.1%)	Donald Murray Somerville	Ref	371
	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Charles Eickhoff	RP	263
	William Anderson Logan	Lab	68
UMTALI SOUTH 843 (75.2%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Jonathan Hunter Malcolm	Lab	370
	Norman Innes	RP	264
VICTORIA 1,032 (72.4%)	William Alexander Eustace Winterton	Ref	475
	Ernest George Birch	RP	272
WANKIE 720 (65.1%)	† Incumbent The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W... Alexander Robert Thomson	RP	246
	Frederic Philip Mennell	Ref	133
	William Doull	Lab	90

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

United Federal Party

The United Federal Party, previously known as the United Party and the United Rhodesia Party, was one of Southern Rhodesia's most successful political parties, and governed the country for over 30 years...

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