Federal elections were held in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 27 April 1962.
[1] Due to a boycott by all opposition parties,[2] the ruling United Federal Party was the only party to contest the election.
[3] The UFP won 54 of the 57 seats, with 39 candidates returned unopposed.
In the 18 contested seats, voter turnout was lower than 50%.
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