1939 Southern Rhodesian general election

1939 Southern Rhodesian general election
14 April 1939 (1939-04-14)
All 30 seats in the Legislative Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Godfrey Huggins Harry Davies
Party United Labour
Last election 24 seats 5 seats
Seats won 23 7
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 11,161 7,353
Percentage 50.37% 33.18%
Composition of the Legislative Assembly after the election
Prime Minister before election

Godfrey Huggins
United

 Elected Prime Minister

Godfrey Huggins
United

General elections were held in Southern Rhodesia on 14 April 1939, the fifth elections since the colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internal self-government. Prime Minister Godfrey Huggins' United Party government were re-elected in a landslide. The elections were called slightly earlier than the deadline as Huggins feared the German invasion of Czechoslovakia would lead to European War.

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