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General elections were held in Fiji between 19 May and 20 June 1914. [1]
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General elections were held in Fiji between 19 May and 20 June 1914. [1]
The Legislative Council included seven elected Europeans who were elected from six constituencies created as a result of amendments to the constitution made on 31 January 1914, which increased the number of elected Europeans from six to seven and the number of constituencies from five to six. The new constituencies were Eastern, Northern, Southern, Suva, Vanua Levu & Taveuni and Western. [2]
| Constituency | Geographical area | Election date |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern | Lau Province, Lomaiviti Province, Levuka municipality | 19 May [1] |
| Northern | Ba District, Colo North Province, Ra Province | 19 June |
| Southern | Colo East Province, Kadavu Province, Naitasiri Province, Namosi Province, Rewa Province (except Levuka), Serua Province, Tailevu Province | 19 May |
| Suva | Suva Municipality | 20 June |
| Vanua Levu and Taveuni | Bua Province, Cakaudrove Province, Macuata Province | 19 June |
| Western | Colo West Province, Lautoka District, Nadi District, Nadroga Province | 19 June |
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | John Maynard Hedstrom | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Northern | Henry Lamb Kennedy | 53 | 58.2 | Elected |
| L. Davidson | 38 | 41.8 | ||
| Southern | Robert Crompton | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Suva | Henry Milne Scott | 221 | 41.9 | Re-elected |
| Henry Marks | 210 | 39.8 | Re-elected | |
| C.A. Brough | 96 | 18.2 | ||
| Vanua Levu & Taveuni | Edward Duncan | 99 | 79.2 | Elected |
| James McConnell | 26 | 20.8 | ||
| Western | Charles Wimbledon Thomas | 89 | 66.4 | Re-elected |
| J.C. Doyle | 45 | 33.6 | ||
| Source: Ali | ||||
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Governor (President) | Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott |
| Agent-General of Immigration | Sydney Frederick Smith |
| Attorney General | Alfred Karney Young |
| Chief Medical Officer | George Lynch |
| Colonial Postmaster | Herbert Paul St. Julian |
| Colonial Secretary | Eyre Hutson |
| Commissioner of Lands | Dyson Blair |
| Commissioner of Works | William Akerman Miller |
| Inspector General of Constabulary | Islay McOwan |
| Native Commissioner | Kenneth Allardyce |
| Receiver General | Richard Sims Donkin Rankine |
| Superintendent of Agriculture | Charles Henry Knowles |
| Fijian member | Joni Madraiwiwi I |
| Fijian member | Joni Antonio Rabici |
| Source: Fiji Blue Book [1] | |
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