List of members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia (1959–62)

Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia from 1959 until 1962 were elected on 20 March 1959. The first session of the newly elected council started on 7 April.[1] There were 22 elected members, four appointed members, four ex officio members and the Speaker.

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List of members

Elected members
Constituency Member Party Notes
BarotselandKwalombota MulondaIndependent
Broken HillJohn RobertsUnited Federal PartyMinister of Labour and Mines (1959–1961)
ChingolaWilliam Gray DunlopUnited Federal PartyMinister of Transport and Works (1959–1961)
CopperbeltGabriel MusumbulwaUnited Federal PartyMinister of African Education (1959–1961)
EasternAlfred GondweCentral Africa PartyMinister of African Education (1961–1962)
Eastern RuralJohn MoffatCentral Africa PartyMinister of Land and Natural Resources (1961–1962)
Kitwe EastHugh StanleyUnited Federal Party
Kitwe WestJerry SteynUnited Federal Party
LivingstoneMaurice RabbUnited Federal Party
LuanshyaRodney MalcomsonUnited Federal PartyMinister of Local Government (1959)
Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare (1959–1961)
LuapulaSamson MunungaIndependent
Lusaka CentralErnest SergeantUnited Federal Party
Lusaka EastEbden CarlisleUnited Federal PartyMinister of Land and Natural Resources (1959–1961)
Lusaka WestEric Grindley-FerrisUnited Federal Party
MufuliraPieter WulffUnited Federal Party
NdolaCecil Dennistoun BurneyUnited Federal Party
North-WesternWilliam NkanzaIndependent Central Africa Party
NorthernLakement NganduIndependent
South CentralWilliam KazokahUnited Federal Party
South-WesternHarry NkumbulaNorthern Rhodesian African National Congress
SouthernGert SmithDominion Party
Western RuralHarry FranklinCentral Africa PartyMinister of Transport and Works (1961–1962)

Replacements
Constituency Previous member Party Date New member Party
ChingolaWilliam Gray DunlopUnited Federal Party6 July 1961William AtkinsUnited Federal Party
South-WesternHarry NkumbulaNorthern Rhodesian African National CongressJuly 1961Lawrence KatilunguNorthern Rhodesian African National Congress
South-WesternLawrence KatilunguNorthern Rhodesian African National CongressJob MichelloNorthern Rhodesian African National Congress

Nominated members
Position Member Notes
SpeakerThomas Williams
Nominated Official MemberWilliam McCallSolicitor General
Nominated Official MemberH.L. JonesAdministrative Secretary
Nominated Unofficial MemberEdson MwambaMinister of African Agriculture
Minister of African Education (1962)
Nominated Unofficial MemberVallabhbhai Mistry

Replacements
Position Previous member Date New member Notes
Nominated Official MemberH.L. Jones24 November 1959N.C.A. RidleyChairman of Committee
Nominated Official MemberN.C.A. Ridley14 June 1960H.L. JonesAdministrative Secretary
Minister of Labour and Mines (1961–1962)
Minister of Local Government (1961–1962)
Nominated Official MemberWilliam McCall14 March 1961W.K.H. JonesSolicitor-General
Nominated Official MemberW.K.H. Jones27 June 1961Charles CousinsSecretary for Labour and Mines
Minister of Labour and Mines (1962)
Nominated Official MemberH.L. Jones19 June 1962William McCallSolicitor-General

Ex officio members
Position Member
Attorney-General and Minister of Legal AffairsBrian Andre Doyle
Chief Secretary to the GovernmentEvelyn Dennison Hone, M.O. Wray, R.A. Nicholson, Richard Luyt
Minister of FinanceR.A. Nicholson, Trevor Gardner
Minister of Native AffairsG.S. Jones, M.G. Billing, F.M. Thomas, L. Bean

References
  1. Legislative Council Debates: First session of the Eleventh Legislative Council, Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
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