1943 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election

General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 20 September 1943. ^[1] The Workers' League won all the elected seats, ^[2] defeating an alliance of merchants and planters nominated by the Agricultural and Commercial Society. ^[3]

Electoral system

The Legislative Council had five elected members, with each island acting as a constituency; St Kitts returned three members, whilst Anguilla and Nevis returned one each. ^[4] 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. ^[4]

Results

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Notes
Anguilla	W Hodge		29	54.72	Elected
	Albert Elliot Owen		24	45.28
Nevis	R J Gordon				Elected
	F Henville
St Kitts	J L Harney	Workers' League	682	30.03	Elected
	Joseph Matthew Sebastian	Workers' League	680	29.94	Elected
	S James	Workers' League	666	29.33	Elected
	J W Blackett		243	10.70
Source: O'Flaherty [1]

Aftermath

Sebastian died on 25 June 1944. The subsequent by-election was won by Maurice Davis. ^[1]

References

1. Victoria Borg O'Flaherty (2004) 20th century election results in St. Kitts - Nevis, The National Archives, pp6–7
2. Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p136
3. Mary Turner (1995) From Chattel Slaves to Wage Slaves: The Dynamics of Labour Bargaining in the Americas, Indiana University Press, p293
4. Brief History of the Electoral Process in Anguilla Central Electoral Office