# 1956–57 Kenyan general election

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

## Results
### European constituencies

| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
| Aberdare | Humphrey Slade | Independent Group | 666 | 64.47 | Re-elected |
| Aberdare | Frederick Willian John Day | Federal Independence Party | 367 | 35.53 | |
| Coast | Shirley Victor Cooke | Independent Group | 167 | 54.58 | Re-elected |
| Coast | George Alexander Heath | Independent | 139 | 45.42 | |
| Kiambu | Wilfrid Havelock | Independent | 541 | 51.09 | Re-elected |
| Kiambu | Richard Leitch Thompson | Independent | 518 | 48.91 | |
| Mau | William Croskill | Independent | 303 | 69.82 | Re-elected |
| Mau | Duncan Crawford Macleod | Federal Independence Party | 131 | 30.18 | |
| Mombasa | Cyril Usher | Independent | 351 | 54.33 | Re-elected |
| Mombasa | Ernest Leslie Howard-Williams | Independent Group | 295 | 45.67 | |
| Mount Kenya | Llewellyn Briggs | Independent Group | 522 | 81.95 | Re-elected |
| Mount Kenya | Peter Derek Marrian | Capricorn | 115 | 18.05 | |
| Nairobi North | Stanley Ghersie | Independent Group | 698 | 56.84 | Re-elected |
| Nairobi North | Roger Stannard Cameron | Federal Independence Party | 290 | 23.62 | |
| Nairobi North | Susan Studd Wood | Capricorn | 166 | 13.52 | |
| Nairobi North | Mervyn James Eversfield Morgan | Independent | 74 | 6.03 | |
| Nairobi South | Norman Harris | Independent | 927 | 42.29 | Re-elected |
| Nairobi South | Leo Eric Vigar | Federal Independence Party | 662 | 30.20 | |
| Nairobi South | Joseph Richard Gregory | Independent | 603 | 27.51 | |
| Nairobi West | Reginald Alexander | Independent Group | 610 | 44.62 | Elected |
| Nairobi West | Clive Wilfred Salter | Independent | 502 | 36.72 | |
| Nairobi West | Elizabeth Joan Harcourt Berkley-Matthews | Federal Independence Party | 255 | 18.65 | |
| Nyanza | Agnes Shaw | Independent | 468 | 59.85 | Re-elected |
| Nyanza | Noel Irwin | Independent Group | 314 | 40.15 | |
| Rift Valley | Michael Blundell | Independent | 792 | 64.97 | Re-elected |
| Rift Valley | Bryan Peter Roberts | Federal Independence Party | 427 | 35.03 | |
| Trans Nzoia | James Maxwell | Independent Group | 419 | 48.44 | Elected |
| Trans Nzoia | Stephen Howard Powles | Independent | 383 | 44.28 | |
| Trans Nzoia | Oliver Roach Arnell | Federal Independence Party | 63 | 7.28 | |
| Uasin Gishu | Eugenie Dorothy Hughes | Independent Group | 486 | 54.55 | Elected |
| Uasin Gishu | Laurence Maconochie-Welwood | Independent | 405 | 45.45 | Defeated |
| Ukamba | Charles Markham | Independent Group | Unopposed | Unopposed | Elected |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,659 | | |
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia ||||||

### Indian constituencies

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| Eastern (Muslim) | Sayed Ghula Hassan Sayed Ali Mohamed Shah | 2,986 | 55.23 | Re-elected |
| Eastern (Muslim) | Nurmohamed Abdul Husein Kalian | 2,420 | 44.77 | |
| Eastern (non-Muslim) | Pandya Anantprasad Jagannath Pandya | 4,712 | 57.60 | Elected |
| Eastern (non-Muslim) | Devchand Premchand Chandaria | 3,469 | 42.40 | |
| Central (non-Muslim) | Nahar Singh Mangat (Capricorn) | 8,487 | 32.26 | Elected |
| Central (non-Muslim) | Chunilal Madan | 6,913 | 26.28 | Re-elected |
| Central (non-Muslim) | Bachulal Tribhovan Gathani | 6,459 | 24.55 | |
| Central (non-Muslim) | Chanan Singh | 3,559 | 13.53 | Defeated |
| Central (non-Muslim) | Biant Bhagat Singh | 889 | 3.38 | |
| Western (Muslim) | Ibrahim Nathoo | 3,368 | 63.61 | Chanan Singh |
| Western (Muslim) | Shaikh Mohamed Amin | 1,522 | 28.74 | |
| Western (Muslim) | Gulamhussein Kassam Ishani | 405 | 7.65 | |
| Western (non-Muslim) | John Nazareth | 2,763 | 36.81 | Elected |
| Western (non-Muslim) | Ahluwalia Pritam | 2,591 | 34.51 | |
| Western (non-Muslim) | Jethabhai Somabhai Patel | 2,147 | 28.60 | Defeated |
| Western (non-Muslim) | Ram Piara Durga Das Joshi | 6 | 0.08 | |
| Total | Total | 52,696 | | |
| Source: East African and Rhodesia |||||

### Arab constituency

| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| Mahfood Saleh Mackawi | 1,443 | 56.54 | Elected |
| Ali Abdalla | 1,109 | 43.46 | |
| Total | 2,552 | 100 | |
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia ||||

### African constituencies

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| Central Province | Bernard Mate | 24,758 | 50.94 | Elected |
| Central Province | Wambu Mathu | 14,774 | 30.39 | Incumbent |
| Central Province | Jeremiah J.M. Nyagah | 5,684 | 11.69 | |
| Central Province | David Wauhiu | 2,026 | 4.17 | |
| Central Province | Stephen Kioni | 1,365 | 2.81 | |
| Coast Province | Ronald Ngala | 3,406 | 36.19 | Elected |
| Coast Province | Dawson Mwanyumba | 2,539 | 26.98 | |
| Coast Province | Francis Joseph Khamisi | 2,267 | 24.09 | |
| Coast Province | Cladius Mwalenga Mwashumbe | 712 | 7.56 | |
| Coast Province | James Jeremiah | 488 | 5.18 | Incumbent |
| Nairobi | Tom Mboya | 2,138 | 50.25 | Elected |
| Nairobi | Chiedo Mor Gem Argwings-Kodhek | 1,746 | 41.03 | |
| Nairobi | Muchochi Gikonyo | 238 | 5.59 | Incumbent |
| Nairobi | John Mackenzi Kasyoka | 133 | 3.13 | |
| Nyanza Central | Oginga Odinga | 9,316 | 63.84 | Elected |
| Nyanza Central | Appolo Ohanga | 3,360 | 23.03 | Incumbent |
| Nyanza Central | Henry Dixon Odaba | 872 | 5.98 | |
| Nyanza Central | Godfrey Nathaniel Onyolo | 642 | 4.40 | |
| Nyanza Central | Edward Peter Oranga | 402 | 2.75 | |
| Nyanza North | Masinde Muliro | 6,728 | 30.61 | Elected |
| Nyanza North | Wycliffe Works Wasya Awori | 6,071 | 27.62 | Incumbent |
| Nyanza North | Christopher Nathaniel Waudo Siganga | 4,438 | 20.19 | |
| Nyanza North | Joseph Daniel Otiende | 1,753 | 7.98 | |
| Nyanza North | Webungo Bukachi Akatsa | 1,646 | 7.49 | |
| Nyanza North | Joseph George Wamukoya Kadima | 1,344 | 6.11 | |
| Nyanza South | Lawrence Oguda | 13,882 | 41.26 | Elected |
| Nyanza South | John Kebaso Kebaso | 8,200 | 24.37 | |
| Nyanza South | Taita arap Towett | 6,308 | 18.75 | |
| Nyanza South | John Joseph Bonga | 3,235 | 9.62 | |
| Nyanza South | Gordon Orinda Okun | 1,299 | 3.86 | |
| Nyanza South | Francis Kiprotich arap Chuma | 721 | 2.14 | Incumbent |
| Rift Valley | Daniel arap Moi | 4,773 | 71.88 | Re-elected |
| Rift Valley | Justus Kandet ole Tipis | 1,340 | 20.18 | |
| Rift Valley | John Moroiyan ole Tameno | 527 | 7.94 | |
| Southern/Ukambani | James Muimi | 8,857 | 46.61 | Re-elected |
| Southern/Ukambani | David Ngati Mumu | 7,027 | 36.98 | |
| Southern/Ukambani | Martin Joseph Makilya | 3,119 | 16.41 | |
| Total | Total | 158,134 | | |
| Source: East Africa and Rhodesia |||||