Kenya Coalition

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The Kenya Coalition was a political party in Kenya.

History

The Kenya Coalition was established by Ferdinand Cavendish-Bentinck in March 1960.^[1] Earlier in the month Cavendish-Bentinck had resigned as Speaker of the Legislative Council due to his opposition to the outcome of the Lancaster House Conference.^[2]

The party sought to defend the interests of Europeans, including the continued segregation of the school system.^[2] It received the backing of the United Party, which had been formed to oppose the multiracial New Kenya Party in 1959; the United Party was dissolved by the end of 1960.^[3]

In the 1961 general elections the party was very successful in the European-only primary elections,^[2] winning eight of the nine seats it contested.^[4] However, it only prevented the New Kenya Party from reaching the main elections in three constituencies.^[4] In the full elections the Kenya Coalition received only 1% of the vote, winning three of the 53 elected seats in the Legislative Council to the New Kenya Party's four. After taking part in constitutional negotiations, it collapsed in 1963.^[1]

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