Kenyan general election, 1963

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General elections were held in Kenya between 18 and 26 May 1963, the last before independence later in the year. The result was a victory for the Kenya African National Union (KANU), which won 83 of the 124 seats in the House of Representatives and 18 of the 38 seats in the Senate. Five seats in the House and three in the Senate remained unfilled due to a secessionist conflict on the border with Somalia.[1]

Campaign

A total of 275 candidates contested the elections for the House of Representatives; 90 from KANU, 59 from the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU), 20 from the African People's Party (APP), five from the Baluhya Political Union (BPU), three from the Coast People's Party and 98 independents.[2]

KADU, the APP and the BPU agreed to work together to try to defeat KANU.[2]

Conduct

Pre-election violence occurred in Kangundo when a group of Kamba attacked KANU supporters, injuring fourteen people.[2] Eleven people were arrested after KADU supporters were attacked outside party offices in Kitale.[2]

Results

House of Representatives

Party Votes % Seats
Constituency National Total +/−
Kenya African National Union 988,311 53.60 72 11 83 +64
Kenya African Democratic Union 476,218 25.83 32 1 33 +22
African People's Party 137,008 7.43 8 0 8 New
Baluhya Political Union 14,896 0.81 0 0 0 −1
Coast People's Party 9,135 0.50 0 0 0 0
Independents 218,311 11.84 0 0 0 New
Unfilled seats 5 5
Total 1,843,879 100 117 12 129 +96
Registered voters/turnout 2,583,000
Source: EISA, Sternberger et al.[3]

Senate

The Nyanza Province African Union won its seat unopposed, whilst KANU (five) and KADU (four) won a further nine unopposed.[3]

Party Votes % Seats
Kenya African National Union 1,028,906 59.18 18
Kenya African Democratic Union 474,933 27.32 16
African People's Party 147,039 8.46 2
Baluhya Political Union 5,520 0.32 0
Independents 82,328 4.73 1
Nyanza Province African Union 1
Invalid/blank votes 7,662
Total 1,746,388 100 38
Registered voters/turnout 2,583,000
Source: EISA

References

  1. Kenya: 1963 House of Representatives election results EISA
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Electioneering Violence in Kenya", East Africa and Rhodesia, 16 May 1963, p790
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p973