§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what were the numbers of Europeans and Asians who voted in each constituency in the recent 21W elections for the Legislative Council of Kenya; and how many votes were given in each case for the successful candidate.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe information requested is as follows:
EUROPEAN CONSTITUENCIES Constituency Total votes cast Votes cast for successful candidate 1. Nairobi North … 1,228 698 2. Nairobi South … 2,192 927 3. Nairobi West … 1,367 610 4. Mombasa … 646 351 5. Coast … 306 167 6. Nyanza … 782 468 7. Mau … 434 303 8. Rift Valley … 1,219 792 9. Aberdare … 1,033 666 10. Trans Nzoia … 865 419 11. Vasin Gishu … 891 486 12. Mount Kenya … 637 522 14. Kiambu … 1,059 541 In Constituency No. 13, Ukamba, the Sitting Member was returned unopposed.
ASIAN CONSTITUENCIES Constituency Total votes cast Votes cast for successful candidate 15. Indian (Non Muslim) Central (2 seats). 26,307 (1) 8,487 (2) 6,913 16. Indian (Non Muslim) East. 8,172 4,712 17. Indian (Non Muslim) West. 7,507 2,763 18. Indian (Muslim) East 5,406 2,986 19. Indian (Muslim) West 5,295 3,368 In addition there is one Arab Constituency, where the total votes cast were 2,552 of which 1,443 were given to the successful candidate.