General elections were held in Rhodesia on 31 August 1977,[1][2][3] the last general election in the country dominated by the white minority. Prime Minister Ian Smith, who was conducting negotiations with moderate African nationalists, was forced into an early election by the defection of twelve MPs from his Rhodesian Front party, which denied him the two-thirds majority of the House of Assembly needed to change the constitution. In the event, the Front overwhelmed the breakaway Rhodesian Action Party and all other forces, once again winning every single seat in the 50 seats elected by those of European descent.
^31 August 1977 House of Assembly Election African Elections Database
^John F. Burns (28 August 1977). "White Rhodesia, Its Time Running Out, Is Set to Vote". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
^John F. Burns (1 September 1977). "SMITH'S PARTY WINS RESOUNDING VICTORY IN RHODESIAN VOTING". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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