Ratu Sir Edward Tuivanuavou Tugi Cakobau was a Fijian chief,soldier,politician and cricketer. He was a member of the Fijian legislature from 1944 until his death,also serving as Minister for Commerce,Industry and Labour and Deputy Prime Minister. During the 1940s he made two appearances for the Fiji national cricket team.
General elections were held in Fiji between 26 September and 8 October 1966,the last before independence in 1970 and the first held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Alliance Party,which won 23 of the 34 elected seats. Its leader Kamisese Mara became the country's first Chief Minister the following year.
Kunwar Bachint Singh was an Indo-Fijian teacher and politician. He arrived in Fiji in 1927 as a teacher for the Arya Samaj but his association with Vishnu Deo led him to play an active role in aggressively promoting the Arya Samaj and finally into politics. He was elected into the Legislative Council as a protégéof Vishnu Deo but after the election took an independent stance opposed to the wishes of the majority of the Indo-Fijians. He supported nominated rather than elected representation,actively supported the war effort and even attempted to set up a farmers union opposed to a number of existing unions. The Government rewarded him for his loyalty by nominating him into the Legislative Council three times,appointing him as a Justice of the Peace and as the first Indo-Fijian member of the Executive Council.
James Madhavan was an Indo-Fijian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives for most of the period between 1947 and 1973 and had two spells in the Executive Council.
General elections were held in Fiji between 17 April and 4 May 1963. For the first time,women and indigenous Fijians were given the right to vote alongside the male European and Indo-Fijian population.
Andrew Indar Narayan Deoki was an Indo-Fijian statesman who served his community as a social and religious leader,soccer administrator,member of the Legislative Council and Senate in independent Fiji and as Attorney General.
The number of Fiji Indians that could be elected to the Legislative Council was fixed over the years as follows:
Adi Losalini Raravuya Dovi was a Fijian politician and lady of rank in Fiji's chiefly leadership. In 1966 she was jointly one of the first women elected to parliament,serving in the House of Representatives until 1977. She also served as Assistant Minister for Urban Development and Social Welfare from 1975 to 1977.
Sir John Maynard Hedstrom was a Fijian businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council for over 30 years. Alongside Robert Crompton,Henry Marks and Henry Milne Scott,he was one of the 'big four' that heavily influenced the Fijian economy and political sphere in the first half of the 20th century.
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.
Sir Thomas William Alport Barker was a Fijian newspaper owner and politician. He owned the Fiji Times for several decades and was a member of the Legislative Council for over 20 years.
Sir Hugh Hall Ragg was a Fijian businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1926 and 1950.
Frederick Charles Clapcott was a New Zealand settler in Fiji. He served in the Legislative Council between 1917 and 1923,and represented Fiji at the 1938 British Empire Games.
Tualaulelei Mauri was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly between 1943 and 1961,and as Minister of Lands and Minister of Agriculture between 1956 and 1961.
Major William Edmund Willoughby-Tottenham was British army major and later a politician in Fiji,where he served as a member of the Legislative Council in two spells between 1922 and 1937.
Te Reuben Kiraua Uatioa was a Gilbertese politician. After being elected to the House of Representatives in 1967,he became the first Chief Elected Member of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony and then Leader of Government Business,serving until unexpectedly losing his seat in 1974. He then served as Speaker of the House of Representatives until 1975.
Sarvan Singh was an Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Senate and House of Representatives from 1970 until his death.
Abdul Rahman Sahu Khan was an Indo-Fijian civil servant and politician. He served as a nominated member of the Legislative Council between 1944 and 1947.
Frederick George Archibald was a Fijian planter and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council in two spells between 1947 and 1966.
Jonati Malamala Mavoa was a Fijian civil servant and politician. He served as an MP from 1966 until his death,and held several ministerial positions from 1969 onwards.
