The party was formed in 1953 as a successor to the Democratic Party by opponents of the Federation. 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. The party largely disintegrated after its defeat in the 1953 federal elections, and was succeeded by the
Dominion Party, which was established in 1956. However, a rump of the Confederate Party continued to exist and contested one seat in the
1958 federal elections. ==References==