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General elections were held in British Guiana in September 1930.
British Guiana was the name of the British colony, part of the British West Indies (Caribbean), on the northern coast of South America, now known as the independent nation of Guyana.
Following the victory of the Popular Party in the 1926 elections, constitutional reforms in 1928 replaced the 22-member Combined Court with a new 30-member Legislative Council, which included an extra eight appointees, [1] giving them a majority of seats over the elected members. The new Legislative Council consisted of the Governor, two ex-officio members, eight official members, five unofficial members and 14 members elected in single-member constituencies. [2]
The Popular Party was a political party in British Guiana.
The Combined Court was the legislature of British Guiana until 1928. In its final form, it consisted of a sitting of the Court of Policy together with the elected Financial Representatives.
Popular Party candidates were elected unopposed in eight constituencies as a result of disquiet over the 1928 constitutional reforms. [3]
| Constituency | Elected member | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Berbice River | Joseph Eleazar | ||
| Central Demerara | John Ignatius De Aguiar | ||
| Demerara-Essequibo | Jung Bahadur Singh | ||
| Demerara River | Alfred Victor Crane | ||
| Eastern Berbice | Edward Alfred Luckhoo | ||
| Eastern Demerara | Arnold Emanuel Seeram | ||
| Essequibo River | Edmund Fitzgerald Fredericks | ||
| Georgetown Central | Percy Claude Wight | ||
| Georgetown North | Nelson Cannon | ||
| Georgetown South | Joseph Gonsalves | ||
| New Amsterdam | Eustace Gordon Woolford | ||
| North Western District | Victorine Antonio Pires | ||
| Western Berbice | Albert Raymond Forbes Webber | ||
| Western Essequibo | Robert Edward Brassington | ||
| Source: Parliament of Guyana | |||
The first meeting of the newly elected Council was held on 16 October. [2]
The recorded history of Guyana can be dated back to 1466, when Guyana de Ojeda's first expedition arrived from Spain at the Essequibo River. The history of Guyana has been shaped by the participation of many national and ethnic groups, as well as the colonial policies of the Spanish, French, Dutch, and British. The African slave rebellions in 1763 and 1823 were seminal moments in the nation's history. Africans were enslaved and transported to Guyana as slaves; in contrast, East Indians came as indentured labourers. Guyana's recent history is characterized in particular by the struggle to free itself from colonial rule, and from the lingering effects of colonialism.
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Elections in Guyana take place within the framework of a multi-party representative democracy and a presidential system. The National Assembly is directly elected, with the nominee of the party or alliance that receives the most votes becoming President.
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The Senate was the upper house of the Legislature in British Guiana between 1961 and 1964.
The Legislative Assembly was the lower house of the Legislature in British Guiana between 1961 and 1964.
