1940 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election

General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 16 September 1940. ^[1] The Workers' League won all the elected seats. ^[2]

Electoral system

The Council had five elected members, with each island acting as a constituency; St Kitts returned three members, whilst Anguilla and Nevis returned one each. ^[3] The right to vote was restricted to those over the age of 21 who had an income of at least £30 per annum, owned property with a value of at least £100, paid at least £12 of rent per year, or had paid at least 15 shillings of direct tax in the previous year. ^[3]

Results

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Notes
Anguilla	Albert Elliot Owen		44	53.66	Elected
	James Claxton		38	46.34
Nevis	F Henville		Unopposed		Elected
St Kitts	Edgar Challenger	Workers' League	461	28.96	Elected
	Thomas Manchester	Workers' League	444	27.89	Elected
	Joseph Matthew Sebastian	Workers' League	371	23.30	Elected
	G P Boon		316	19.85
Source: O'Flaherty [1]

References

1. Victoria Borg O'Flaherty (2004) 20th century election results in St. Kitts - Nevis, The National Archives, p5
2. Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p136
3. Brief History of the Electoral Process in Anguilla Central Electoral Office