1923 Fijian general election

General elections were held in Fiji in 1923.

Electoral system

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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
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

Results

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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

Aftermath

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Badri Maharaj was nominated as the member representing Indo-Fijians, but subsequently resigned and the position was left unfilled.[2]

References

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