HC Deb 23 April 1959 vol 604 cc63-4W
Mr. Stonehouse

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the number of Africans registered on the ordinary and special rolls, respectively, in Northern Rhodesia; what proportion these numbers are of the total adult population of the protectorate; and how many Africans voted in the recent elections.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

796 and 6,821. This represents about 0.8 per cent. of the estimated adult population. In the elections the ballot papers bore no indication of a voter's race and it is not possible to say therefore what proportion of registered African voters actually cast their votes.