1911 Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council election


The Southern Rhodesia Legislative Council election of 12 April 1911 was the fifth election to the Legislative Council of Southern Rhodesia. The Legislative Council had, since 1907, comprised thirteen voting members: the Administrator of Southern Rhodesia ex officio, five members nominated by the British South Africa Company, and seven members elected by registered voters from four electoral districts. The Resident Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia, Robert Burns-Begg also sat on the Legislative Council ex officio but without the right to vote.

Boundaries

The boundaries of the districts were slightly changed at this election. Only minor changes were made to the Eastern and Northern Districts, but a substantial area of territory around Kariba and Gokwe was removed from the Midlands District to the Western District.

Results

Constituency
Electorate and turnout		CandidateVotes
EASTERNFrancis Rudolph Myburgh*156
EASTERNJohn Meikle123
EASTERNJames Harpur119
EASTERNLionel Cripps42
MIDLAND
996 		Herman Melville Heyman392
MIDLAND
996 		William Henry Gilfillan116
MIDLAND
996 		Theodore Haddon93
MIDLAND
996 		Herbert Thomas Longden*85
NORTHERN
Two members
2,363 		Frederick Eyles874
NORTHERN
Two members
2,363 		Raleigh Grey*595
NORTHERN
Two members
2,363 		Ernest Edward Homan470
WESTERN
Three members		Charles Patrick John Coghlan*unopposed
WESTERN
Three members		Gordon Stewart Drummond Forbes*unopposed
WESTERN
Three members		George Mitchellunopposed

* Incumbents

Nominated members

The members nominated by the British South Africa Company were:
Clarkson Henry Tredgold was absent during the second session of the Legislative Council, and was replaced by Robert Macilwaine from 30 November 1911.