General elections were held in Kenya Colony in 1931. Five of the eleven white seats in the Legislative Council were uncontested, with Lord Delamere amongst those returned unopposed.[1] Unlike previous elections, which were boycotted by the Indian population, this time the community participated. Fourteen candidates including two independents contested the five Indian seats. However, seven of them declared that they would not take their seats on the Council if elected until the separate voter rolls for whites and Indians were scrapped.[1]

Results

European seats
Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
CoastRobert Robertson-EustaceRe-elected
KenyaJohn CotterElected
KikuyuCorney DurhamRe-elected
LakeConway HarveyRe-elected
MombasaFrederick BemisterElected
Nairobi NorthHamilton WardRe-elected
Nairobi SouthHelmuth SchwartzeRe-elected
Plateau NorthJames KirkwoodRe-elected
Plateau SouthThomas O'SheaRe-elected
Rift ValleyHugh CholmondeleyUnopposedRe-elected
UkambaFrancis ScottRe-elected
Indian seats
R D DoshiElected
A U ShethElected
Dhanwant SinghElected
Hakim SinghElected
Abdul WahidElected
Arab seat
Abdulla bin SalimRe-elected
Source: Hansard[2]

Appointed members

Position Member
Ex officio members
Attorney GeneralA D A MacGregor
Chief Native CommissionerArmigel de Vins Wade
Colonial SecretaryH M M Moore
Commissioner for Local Government, Lands and SettlementH T Martin
Commissioner of CustomsG Walsh
Director of AgricultureHenry Wolfe
Director of EducationH S Scott
Director of Medical and Sanitary ServicesJohn Langton Gilks
Director of Public WorksHoward Lecky Sikes
Kenya and Uganda Railway General ManagerGodfrey Dean Rhodes
TreasurerH H Rushton
Appointed officials
Chief Veterinary OfficerHamnett Holland Brassey Edwards
Officer Commanding Northern BrigadeR Wilkinson
Postmaster GeneralThomas Fitzgerald
Provincial Commissioner, CoastL A Feild Jones
Provincial Commissioner, MasaiE B Horne
Provincial Commissioner, NzoiaOscar Ferris Watkins
Provincial Commissioner, Rift ValleyH R Montgomery
Solicitor-GeneralThomas Dundas Hope Bruce
Surveyor-GeneralS F Deck
Appointed unofficial members
Member to represent African interestsGeorge Burns
Source: Hansard[2]

Aftermath

The newly elected Legislative Council met for the first time on 2 June.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenya Elections: White Settlers And Closer Union", The Times, 18 April 1931, p9, Issue 45800
  2. 1 2 3 Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard) 1931
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