• 23 senators of whom 10 were Europeans elected by Europeans.
• The other 10 would be African Chiefs (5 from Matebeleland and another 5 from Mashonaland),
• the remaining 3 members would  be persons of any race appointed by the President of the Senate,

There was Constitutional provision for a Senate Legal Committee whose function was to examine bills and subsidiary legislation and report to the Senate whether or not these bills conform with the Declaration of Rights. However, the issues   pertaining the Declaration of Rights were not made enforceable.

The House of Assembly consisted of:

• 65 members of whom 50 were to be Europeans elected by Europeans from 50 European roll constituencies
• 8 were to be Africans to be elected by Africans registered as voters (4 from Matebeleland and another 4 from Mashonaland)
• the other 8 were to be Africans elected by chiefs, headmen and selected councilors of African Councils. 

This constitutional arrangement was not in agreement with the majority rule concept. Common roll seats were abandoned. The legislature division on racial grounds was completed. The overall effect of the 1969 constitution was to entrench total political power in European hands permanently without African curbs.