1963 Kenyan general election

General elections were held in Kenya Colony between 18 and 26 May 1963. Voters elected members of the House of Representatives and Senate. The election was the last before independence later in the year.

1963 Kenyan general election
18–26 May 1963
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
House of Representatives
KANU Jomo Kenyatta 53.60 83 +64
KADU Ronald Ngala 25.83 33 +22
APP Paul Ngei 7.43 8 New
Senate
KANU Jomo Kenyatta 59.18 18 New
KADU Ronald Ngala 27.31 16 New
APP Paul Ngei 8.46 2 New
NPAU – 1 New
Independents – 4.73 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results for the House (left) and Senate (right)
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election
Jomo Kenyatta
KANU		 Jomo Kenyatta
KANU

The result was a victory for the Kenya African National Union (KANU), which won 83 of the 124 seats in the House of Representatives and 18 of the 38 seats in the Senate. Five seats in the House and three in the Senate remained unfilled due to a secessionist conflict on the border with Somalia.

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