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A '''referendum on amalgamation with [[Southern Rhodesia]]''' was held in [[Northern Rhodesia]] in February 1922 alongside [[Northern Rhodesian Advisory Council election, 1922|Advisory Council elections]].<ref name=MG>Michael Gelfand (1961) ''Northern Rhodesia in the days of the charter: medical and social study, 1878-1924'', Basil Blackwell, p140</ref> The proposal was rejected by 82% of voters, who were generally in favour of the territory becoming a [[Crown Colony]] with a [[Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia|Legislative Council]].<ref name=MG/> | |||
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Amalgamation was supported by [[Francis Chaplin]], who was Administrator of both Northern and Southern Rhodesia.<ref name=G2>Gelfand, pp140–141</ref> Opponents included [[Leopold Moore]], a prominent politician and Advisory Council member.<ref name=G2/> | Amalgamation was supported by [[Francis Chaplin]], who was Administrator of both Northern and Southern Rhodesia.<ref name=G2>Gelfand, pp140–141</ref> Opponents included [[Leopold Moore]], a prominent politician and Advisory Council member.<ref name=G2/> | ||
