Dominion Party
The Dominion Party was a political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, led by Winston Field.
History
The party was established in 1956 by a merger of several political groups and the remains of the
federal elections in 1953.[1] However, by 1958 it had gained two more seats through by-elections.[1]
Although the party received the most votes in the
1959 general elections in Northern Rhodesia the party ran on a campaign of splitting the Federation into European and African areas.[2]
It nominated nine candidates and won one seat.
In 1960 the party split; the Northern Rhodesian and Nyasaland branches formed the Federal Dominion Party.1962 federal elections,[1] which the UFP was the only party to contest.
References
- ^ a b c d Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Dominion Party Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey
- ^ "Racial Issue In N. Rhodesia Elections: African Boycott", The Times, 12 March 1959, p11
- ^ Mark R Lipschutz & R Kent Rasmussen *(1989) Dictionary of African Historical Biography, University of California Press, p265
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