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required voters to be
British subjects, male, 21 years of age and older, able to write their address and occupation, and then to fulfil the following financial requirements: (a) ownership of a registered mining claim in Southern Rhodesia, or (b) occupying immovable property worth £75, or (c) receiving wages or salary of £50 per annum in Southern Rhodesia. Six months' continuous residence was also required for qualifications b and c. All voters were entered onto a common roll.
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208:, defeated in Mashonaland, lodged an election petition after the declaration of the result, alleging that Raleigh Grey's election agents were involved in misconduct during the election. Before the hearing commenced, Grey resigned from the Council feeling that his presence was corrupted. The election court found that Grey's agents had indulged in
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The Order in
Council did not set any of the regulations governing the election, which were left to the (acting) High Commissioner for Southern Africa to set the qualifications for voters and delimit the electoral districts, which happened in Proclamation no. 17 of 1898. The acting High Commissioner
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In the meantime, nominations for the byelection closed on August 21, 1899 and Grey was again nominated. With no other candidate in the field he was therefore returned unopposed.
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216:' (providing free food and drink for voters) at a smoking concert, and invalidated his earlier election, but as Grey was no longer a member, this had no effect.
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by F.M.G. Willson and G.C. Passmore (Source Book no. 3, Department of
Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Salisbury, 1966)
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in 1892 with a secret ballot. No political parties were in existence at the time of the election so each candidate stood on their own record.
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27:
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31:
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on 17 April 1899. They were the first elections to take place in the colony and followed the
Southern Rhodesia
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With only four members to be elected, the Acting High
Commissioner decided to have two districts,
41:, and four members elected by registered voters. The Resident Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia,
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ed. by F.M.G. Willson (Department of
Government, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland,
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275:, Attorney General, on August 9, 1900. Mr Justice Vintcent stood down and was replaced by
8:
69:, each returning two members. The election was conducted under rules first set down for
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Source Book of
Parliamentary Elections and Referenda in Southern Rhodesia 1898-1962
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on June 28, 1901. Townshend
Griffin was absent for a time and was replaced by
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Elections in the
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Official Year Book of the Colony of Southern Rhodesia
271:Sir Thomas Scanlen stood down and was replaced by
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239:, Senior Judge of the High Court (provisionally)
30:consisting of at least ten voting members: the
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311:, No. 1 - 1924, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
18:Legislative Council elections were held in
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261:, Commissioner of Mines and Public Works
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45:, also sat on the Legislative Council
353:Elections and referendums in Zimbabwe
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26:of 1898 which granted the colony a
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32:Administrator of Southern Rhodesia
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37:, five members nominated by the
49:but without the right to vote.
796:Elections in Southern Rhodesia
200:
173:Elliott St. Maurice Hutchinson
1:
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227:The members nominated by the
229:British South Africa Company
39:British South Africa Company
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114:
10:
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801:1899 in Southern Rhodesia
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618:
580:
407:
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183:Charles Theodore Holland
133:William Ernest Fairbridge
791:1899 elections in Africa
281:James Hutchinson Kennedy
142:Martinus Jacobus Martin
122:William Paterson Grimmer
43:Sir Marshal James Clarke
409:Parliamentary elections
277:Clarkson Henry Tredgold
806:Non-partisan elections
361:Presidential elections
265:Herbert Hayton Castens
244:Thomas Charles Scanlen
87:Electorate and turnout
253:Joseph Millerd Orpen
28:Legislative Council
283:on June 28, 1901.
273:John Gilbert Kotzé
255:, Surveyor-General
206:William Fairbridge
191:Samuel John Lewis
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267:, Chief Secretary
259:Townshend Griffin
223:Nominated members
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20:Southern Rhodesia
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582:Senate elections
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53:Electoral system
24:Order in Council
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249:, Legal Adviser
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104:1,420 (c. 85%)
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155:3,187 (72.5%)
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151:MATABELELAND
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110:Raleigh Grey
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84:Constituency
67:Matabeleland
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713:Referendums
235:Mr Justice
201:By-election
100:MASHONALAND
71:Cape Colony
63:Mashonaland
785:Categories
770:See also:
287:References
161:Hans Sauer
91:Candidate
47:ex officio
35:ex officio
297:Salisbury
214:treating
210:bribery
77:Results
231:were:
178:1,007
166:1,187
94:Votes
299:1963)
212:and '
760:2013
755:2000
750:1979
745:1969
740:1964
735:1961
730:1953
725:1934
720:1922
704:2023
699:2018
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669:1998
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659:1993
654:1991
649:1985
644:1984
639:1983
634:1981
629:1980
610:2023
605:2018
600:2013
595:2008
590:2005
572:2023
567:2018
562:2013
557:2008
552:2005
547:2000
542:1995
537:1990
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527:1980
522:1979
517:1977
512:1974
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502:1965
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477:1946
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457:1928
452:1924
447:1920
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437:1911
432:1908
427:1905
422:1902
417:1899
399:2023
394:2018
389:2013
384:2008
379:2002
374:1996
369:1990
247:KCMG
242:Sir
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186:797
145:312
137:499
127:522
115:583
65:and
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