Confederate Party
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The Confederate Party was a political party in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
History
The party was formed in 1953 as a successor to the Democratic Party by opponents of the Federation.Donatus Bonde (1988) A Concise Encyclopedia of Zimbabwe, Mambo Press, p128Great Britain. Advisory Commission on the Review of the Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, H.M. Stationery Office p282
In the 1953 federal elections the party contested seats in all three territories, but only won one seat in Southern Rhodesia, where Dendy Young was elected in Sebakwe. In the Southern Rhodesian general elections in January 1954 it failed to win a seat, but in the February 1954 general elections in Northern Rhodesia, two supporters of the party (John Gaunt and Frank Derby) won seats running as independents.Race and Power: Studies of Leadership in Five British Dependencies, Bow Group, p119
The party largely disintegrated after its defeat in the 1953 federal elections, and was succeeded by the Dominion Party, which was established in 1956.[http://www.janda.org/ICPP/ICPP1980/Book/PART2/0-AngloAmerica/07-Rhodesia-Nyasaland/Party072.htm Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Dominion Party] Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey However, a rump of the Confederate Party continued to exist and contested one seat in the 1958 federal elections.The Economist, Volume 89, p519
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Category:Political parties established in 1953
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Category:Defunct political parties in Zimbabwe
Category:Political parties in Rhodesia
Category:Political parties with year of disestablishment missing