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Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election, 1962

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Federal elections were held in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 27 April 1962. Due to a boycott by all opposition parties, the ruling United Federal Party was the only party to contest the election.

Results

The UFP won 54 of the 57 seats, with 39 candidates returned unopposed. In the 18 contested seats, voter turnout was lower than 50%.

References

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election, 1962 Wikipedia