General elections were held in Kenya between 25 September and 2 October 1956,[1] with additional elections in March 1957 for eight African constituencies, the first in which Africans could be elected.
[2] The elections in 1956 were open to Europeans, Indians and Arabs.
[3] In the European constituencies the results saw eight Independent Group members and six independents (all from the United Country Party) elected.
[4] For the elections for the African constituencies in 1957 there were 37 candidates, whilst voter turnout was 78.5%.
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