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General elections were held in Fiji in 1923.
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General elections were held in Fiji in 1923.
The Legislative Council consisted of 12 official members (eleven civil servants and a British subject not holding public office), seven elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians. [1] The Governor served as President of the council.
The Europeans were elected from six constituencies; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Suva, Vanua Levu & Taveuni and Western. Voting was restricted to men aged 21 or over who had been born to European parents (or a European father and was able to read, speak and write English) who were British subjects and had been continuously resident in Fiji for 12 months, owning at least £20 of freehold or leasehold property or having an annual income of at least £120, and were not on the public payroll. [1]
| Constituency | Geographical area |
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| Eastern | Lau Province, Lomaiviti Province |
| Northern | Ba District, Colo North Province, Ra Province |
| Southern | Colo East Province, Kadavu Province, Naitasiri Province, Namosi Province, Rewa Province (except Suva), Serua Province, Tailevu Province |
| Suva | Suva Municipality |
| Vanua Levu and Taveuni | Bua Province, Cakaudrove Province, Macuata Province |
| Western | Colo West Province, Lautoka District, Nadi District, Nadroga Province |
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | John Maynard Hedstrom | 82 | 78.1 | Re-elected |
| C.A. Brough | 23 | 21.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1 | – | ||
| Northern | Henry Lamb Kennedy | Unopposed | Elected | |
| Southern | Alport Barker | 96 | 55.8 | Elected |
| John Linn Hunt | 76 | 44.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1 | – | ||
| Suva | Henry Marks | 273 | 39.0 | Re-elected |
| Henry Milne Scott | 234 | 33.4 | Re-elected | |
| George Frier Grahame | 193 | 27.6 | ||
| Vanua Levu & Taveuni | Arthur Hallam Roberts | 92 | 49.2 | Elected |
| William Edmund Willoughby-Tottenham | 90 | 48.1 | Unseated | |
| J. McConnell | 5 | 2.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 4 | – | ||
| Western | Percival William Faddy | 94 | 59.1 | Elected |
| Charles Wimbledon Thomas | 65 | 40.9 | Unseated | |
| Informal votes | 4 | – | ||
| Source: Fiji Elections | ||||
Badri Maharaj was nominated as the member representing Indo-Fijians, but subsequently resigned and the position was left unfilled. [2]
Since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970, Fiji has had four constitutions, and the voting system has changed accordingly.
The Legislative Council of Fiji was the colonial precursor to the present-day Parliament, which came into existence when Fiji became independent on 10 October 1970.
General elections were held in Nigeria for the first time on 20 September 1923. The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) won three of the four elected seats in the Legislative Council.
General elections were held in Nigeria on 28 September 1928. The Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) won three of the four elected seats in the Legislative Council.
General elections were held in Nigeria on 21 October 1938. The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) won three of the four elected seats in the Legislative Council, defeating the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), which had won every election since 1923.
Partial general elections were held in Nigeria in 1943, with only two of the four elected seats available.
General elections were held in Fiji between 19 May and 20 June 1914.
General elections were held in Fiji in June and July 1917.
General elections were held in Fiji in July, August and September 1920.
General elections were held in Fiji in 1926.
General elections were held in Fiji in 1929. They were the first in which Indo-Fijians were allowed to vote.
General elections were held in Fiji on 31 August 1932, although only one of the nine elected seats was contested.
General elections were held in Fiji in July 1937, the first in which an equal number of Europeans and Indo-Fijians were elected.
General elections were held in Fiji on 20 July 1940.
General elections were held in Fiji on 29 July 1944. The term of the Legislative Council elected in 1940 was due to end in 1943, but was extended by a year by the Governor.
General elections were held in Fiji in September 1947. Voting took place in the Northern and Western and Southern constituencies on 20 September, with voting in the Eastern constituency carried out between 15 and 22 September.
General elections were held in Fiji in August 1950. Voting took place in most locations on 26 August, and in the Lau and Lomaiviti Islands between 21 and 28 August.
General elections were held in Fiji on 29 August 1953.
General elections were held in Fiji in August 1956; voting took place in the Eastern constituencies between 11 and 18 August, and on 18 August in all other constituencies.
General elections were held in Fiji in September 1959, the last in which women and ethnic Fijians were still barred from voting. Voting took place in the Eastern constituencies between 5 and 12 September, and in the Northern and Western and Southern constituencies on 12 September.
