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The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party was a political party in Northern Rhodesia.
The party was established by Roy Welensky in 1941. [1] [2] It was supported by European working class miners and artisans, [3] and campaigned for closer union with Southern Rhodesia. [4] The first congress of the party was held in Nkana on 11 July 1941, [5] [6] and called for immediate amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia. [5] [6]
In the 1941 general elections the party contested five of the eight seats, winning them all; [7] Welensky in Broken Hill, F. T. Sinclair in Livingstone and Western, Michael McGann in Luanshya, F S Roberts in Ndola and Martin Visagie in Nkana. [7] [8] However, it was dissolved after it was defeated in the 1944 elections. [9]
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The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party was a political party in Northern Rhodesia.
The party was established by Roy Welensky in 1941. [1] [2] It was supported by European working class miners and artisans, [3] and campaigned for closer union with Southern Rhodesia. [4] The first congress of the party was held in Nkana on 11 July 1941, [5] [6] and called for immediate amalgamation with Southern Rhodesia. [5] [6]
In the 1941 general elections the party contested five of the eight seats, winning them all; [7] Welensky in Broken Hill, F. T. Sinclair in Livingstone and Western, Michael McGann in Luanshya, F S Roberts in Ndola and Martin Visagie in Nkana. [7] [8] However, it was dissolved after it was defeated in the 1944 elections. [9]