page_title: 1970 Rhodesian general election
section_title: Electoral system
hierarchical_section_title: 1970 Rhodesian general election / Electoral system
caption_attribution_description: European roll constituencies in w:Bulawayo, w:Rhodesia after the 1970 Delimitation; used in the 1970, 1974, and 1977 general elections.
context_page_description: The Rhodesian general election of 10 April 1970 was the first election which took place under the revised, republican, constitution of Rhodesia. The country had declared itself independent in November 1965, shortly after the previous election; the Rhodesian Front government had always disliked the 1961 constitution and made sure to change it by the time of the next one.
context_section_description: Under the 1969 constitution, the electorate of Rhodesia returned 66 members of the House of Assembly of Rhodesia. The electoral system was divided into three different classes of seat:
  European roll seats: 50 seats were returned by voters of European descent.
  African roll seats: 8 seats were returned by voters of African descent.
  Tribal seats: 8 seats were returned by Tribal electoral colleges made up of the Chiefs of the Tribes.
caption: Constituencies in Bulawayo.
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