1939 Southern Rhodesian general election information
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1939 Southern Rhodesian general election
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14 April 1939 (1939-04-14)
1946 →
All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Godfrey Huggins
Harry Davies
Party
United
Labour
Last election
24 seats
5 seats
Seats won
23
7
Seat change
1
2
Popular vote
11,161
7,353
Percentage
50.37%
33.18%
Prime Minister before election
Godfrey Huggins
United
Elected Prime Minister
Godfrey Huggins
United
General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 14 April 1939, the fifth elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internal self-government. Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins' United Party government were re-elected in a landslide. The elections were called slightly earlier than the deadline as Huggins feared the German invasion of Czechoslovakia would lead to European War.
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