Northern Rhodesian amalgamation referendum, 1922: Difference between revisions

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/>

A [[Southern Rhodesian government referendum, 1922|referendum]] was held in Southern Rhodesia in October, with voters offered the choices of responsible government or union with South Africa, with 60% voting for the former. In July 1923 the Advisory Council officially requested that Northern Rhodesia be made a Crown Colony, and in early 1924 an [[Order in Council]] was issued by the British Government, stating that the territory would get a [[Governor of Northern Rhodesia|Governor]] and Legislative Council.<ref name=MG/> [[Herbert Stanley]] became the territory's first Governor on 1 April 1924,<ref name=MG/> and a Legislative Council was created in the same year. Its members were initially appointed, until the [[Northern Rhodesian general election, 1926|first elections]] were held in 1926.

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