General elections were held in Northern Rhodesia on 29 September 1944."News Items in Brief", East Africa and Rhodesia, 14 September 1944, p59

Electoral system The eight elected members of the Legislative Council were elected from eight single-member constituencies.Official Verbatim Report of the Debates of the Fifth Session (Resumed) of the Ninth Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia, p22 There were a total of 6,527 registered voters.

ConstituencySettlementsRegistered votersBroken HillBroken Hill, Mkushi, Serenje950Balovale, Kalabo, Livingstone, Mankoya, Mongu–Lealui, Senanga, Sesheke469LuanshyaLuanshya, Mufulira1,497MidlandBroken Hill (South), Lusaka, Mumbwa648NdolaFort Rosebery, Kasempa, Kawambwa, Mwinilunga, Ndola656NkanaChingola, Nkana1,771North-EasternAbercorn, Chinsali, Fort Jameson, Isoka, Kasama, Lundazi, Luwingu, Mpika, Mporokoso, Petauke 270SouthernMazabuka, Namwala266Source: Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia

Campaign All constituencies were contested by more than one candidate with the exception of Broken Hill, where Labour Party leader Roy Welensky was returned unopposed."N. Rhodesian General Election: Mr. Roy Welensky Returned Unopposed", East African and Rhodesia, 7 September 1944, p34

The incumbent members for Livingstone and Western (Francis Sinclair), Luanshya (Michael McGann) and Nkana (Martin Visagie) did not run for re-election.

Results

Aftermath Following the elections, a petition was sent to the Governor requesting the annulment of the result in Ndola. An enquiry by the Acting Chief Justice found that seven ballots had been improperly rejected, meaning that the result would have been a tie."New Election for Ndola Seat: Voting Papers Were Improperly Rejected", East African and Rhodesia, 26 October 1944, p188 A by-election was held on 4 December,"Ndola Election", East Africa and Rhodesia, 23 November 1944, p273 in which the original winner Godfrey Pelletier opted not to run."Ndola Election", East Africa and Rhodesia, 9 November 1944, p230 Harold Williams was elected in his place."Ndola's New M.L.C.", East Africa and Rhodesia, 11 January 1945, p489

See also List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1944–48)

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