§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Lord Privy Seal, for each of the electoral districts in the common-roll elections in Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, what was the estimate of the total number of electors prior to the recent elections; and how many valid votes were then cast.
§ Mr. LuceThe information required is as follows:
Electoral district Estimate Valid votes Manicaland 418,000 313,786 Mashonaland Central 211,000 174,930 Mashonaland East 568,000 632,440 Mashonaland West 311,000 282,932 Matabeleland North 360,000 396,505 Matebeleland South 196,000 172,108 Midlands 421,000 350,111 Victoria 398,000 326,717 In his interim report on the elections on 2 March, the Election Commissioner stated that the size of the poll suggested that the estimate of the electorate, which was based on the 1969 census, may have been too low and that percentage poll figures should therefore be treated with reserve.