Southern Rhodesian general election, 1958

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General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 5 June 1958. Although the Dominion Party received the most votes, the result was a victory for the ruling United Federal Party, which won 17 seats. The revived United Rhodesia Party under the leadership of former Primer Minister Sir Garfield Todd failed to win a single seat.^[1]

Results

Party	First preference		Final division		Seats	+/−
Party	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
Dominion Party	18,142	45.7	18,314	47.2	13	New
United Federal Party	16,840	42.4	17,416	44.9	17	−9
United Rhodesia Party	4,652	11.7	2,981	7.7	0	New
Independents	67	0.2	67	0.2	0	−4
Total	39,701	100	38,778	100	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	55,082		−	−	−	−
Source: Sternberger et al.^[2]

↑ Obituary: Sir Garfield Todd The Guardian, 14 October 2002
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1677

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See also: Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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