1908 Fijian general election

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General elections were held in Fiji on 23 March and 10 April 1908. [1]

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Electoral system

The Legislative Council consisted of ten civil servants, six elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians. [1] The six Europeans were elected from three constituencies; Levuka (one seat), Suva (two seats) and a "Planters" constituency covering the rest of the colony (three seats). [1] Voting was restricted to European men aged 21 or over who were British subjects and earned at least £120 a year or owned property with a yearly value of £20. [2]

Voting was held in Levuka and Suva on 23 March, and in the Planters constituency on 10 April. [1]

Results

ConstituencyCandidateVotes%Notes
Levuka John Maynard Hedstrom 2947.5Elected
David Robbie 2541.0Unseated
F. Volk711.5
Planters Leslie Edward Brown 15924.3Elected
Alfred Hancock Witherow 15523.7Elected
Adam Coubrough 15223.2Re-elected
James Burton Turner 14822.6Unseated
J. McConnell406.1
Suva Henry Milne Scott 8429.4Elected
George Fox 7225.2Elected
Simeon Lewis Lazarus 7024.5Unseated
Henry Marks 6021.0Unseated
Source: Ali

Nominated members

PositionMember
Governor Everard im Thurn
Agent-General of ImmigrationArthur Robert Coates
Attorney General Albert Ehrhardt
Chief Medical Officer George Lynch
Collector of CustomsJohn Kenneth Murray Ross
Colonial Secretary Eyre Hutson
Commissioner, Colo North and East Adolph Joske
Commissioner of LandsDyson Blair
Commissioner of WorksWilliam Charles Simmons
Inspector-General of ConstabularyIslay McOwan
Native CommissionerWilliam Sutherland
Fijian appointees Joni Madraiwiwi I
Kadavu Levu
Source: Fiji Blue Book, [3] Fiji Elections [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 1908 Legislative Council Election Fiji Elections Archive
  2. Fiji Blue Book for the Year 1907, p78
  3. Fiji Blue Book for the Year 1908, p85
  4. 1908 Fiji Legislative Council elections Fiji Elections