List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1962–1964)

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Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1962 until 1964 were elected on 30 October 1962. However, not all the national seats were filled;[1] although by-elections were held on 10 December, several seats still remained empty.

List of members[edit]

Upper Roll seats[edit]

Constituency Member Party Notes
Broken Hill John Roberts United Federal Party
Chingola Samuel Magnus United Federal Party
Eastern Rural Ebden Carlisle United Federal Party
Kitwe East Hugh Stanley United Federal Party
Kitwe West Jerry Steyn United Federal Party
Livingstone James MacMillan United Federal Party
Luanshya–Kansenji Cecil Dennistoun Burney United Federal Party
Lusaka East Gabriel Musumbulwa United Federal Party
Lusaka West Hugh Mitchley United Federal Party
Mufulira Pieter Wulff United Federal Party
Ndola East Thomas Lawler United Federal Party
Northern Rural John Mwanakatwe United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Labour and Mines
Roan Hendrick Liebenberg United Federal Party
Southern Rural John Burnside United Federal Party
Western Rural Norman Coates United Federal Party

Lower Roll seats[edit]

Constituency Member Party Notes
Bangweulu Kenneth Kaunda United National Independence Party Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare
Barotseland East Arthur Wina United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Finance
Barotseland West Mubiana Nalilungwe United National Independence Party
Copperbelt Central Alexander Grey Zulu United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Native Affairs
Copperbelt East John Chisata United National Independence Party
Copperbelt West Sikota Wina United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for Local Government and Social Welfare
Eastern Wesley Nyirenda United National Independence Party
Lusaka Rural Edward Liso Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Secretary
Midlands Elijah Mudenda United National Independence Party Parliamentary Secretary for African Agriculture
Muchinga Aaron Milner United National Independence Party
Northern Simon Kapwepwe United National Independence Party Minister of African Agriculture
North-Western Samuel Mblishi United National Independence Party
South-Eastern Reuben Kamanga United National Independence Party Minister of Labour and Mines
Southern Chiwala Banda Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for African Education
South-Western Harry Nkumbula Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of African Education

National seats[edit]

Constituency Member Party Notes
Lower Kafue (African) Francis Chembe Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Works (until 6 November 1963)
Lower Kafue (European) Jack Eaton United Federal Party
Luangwa (African) Philemon Zindana United Federal Party
Luangwa (European) Charles Cousins Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of Land and Natural Resources (until 30 November 1963)
Luapula (2 seats) Francis Stubbs Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Minister of Transport and Works
Zambezi (2 seats) Job Michello Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Parliamentary Secretary for Land and Natural Resources (until 13 August 1963)
Special National Kashibhai Patel Independent (UNIP)

Nominated members[edit]

Position Member Notes
Speaker Thomas Williams
Nominated Official Member Leonard Bean Acting Administrative Secretary
Nominated Official Member P.H. Counsell Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Solicitor-General
Nominated Unofficial Member Gwendoline Konie From 12 March 1963

Replacements[edit]

Previous member Date New member Notes
Leonard Bean 12 March 1963 Albert Gaminara Administrative Secretary
P.H. Counsell 18 June 1963 William McCall Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Solicitor-General
Albert Gaminara 5 November 1963 G.F. Tredwell Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of the Chief Secretary

Ex officio members[edit]

Position Member
Chief Secretary to the Government Frederick Thomas, Richard Luyt
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs William McCall, Brian Andre Doyle
Chief Commissioner and Minister of Native Affairs E.C. Thomson, Leonard Bean, Frederick Thomas
Minister of Finance A.E. Lewis, Trevor Gardner

References[edit]

  1. ^ David C. Mulford (1964) The Northern Rhodesian General Election 1962, Oxford University Press