1926 British Guiana general election

General elections were held in British Guiana on 15 October 1926. Electoral system The elections were held under the 1891 constitution, which provided for a 16-member Court of Policy, half of which was elected. The Court included the Governor, seven government officials (the Attorney General, the Government Secretary, the Immigration Agent General and the Receiver General, together with three other appointees). The eight elected members were elected from seven constituencies;Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100143/http://parliament.gov.gy/GUYANA%20PARLIAMENT%20HISTORY%202009-1.pdf 2018-11-29 Parliament of Guyana Demerara East, Demerara West, Essequebo North Western, Essequebo South Eastern, Berbice, City of Georgetown (2 members) and New Amsterdam.George D Bayley (1909) Handbook of British Guiana, 1909: Comprising General and Statistical Information Concerning the Colony, The Argosy, p158 In addition, six "Financial Representatives" were also elected in six single member constituencies; Demerara, Essequebo North Western, Essequebo South Eastern, Berbice, Georgetown and New Amsterdam. Together with the Court of Policy, the two groups formed the Combined Court. The franchise was restricted on the basis of a minimum income level, and women could not vote; as a result, only 11,103 people were registered to vote from a population of 317,026 (3.5%).James G Rose (1992) British colonial policy and the transfer of power in British Guiana, 1945-1964 King's College London Campaign The Popular Party, which had been formed earlier in the year, was the only party to contest the elections, and campaigned on a platform of economic development. Conservative candidates also criticised the lack of development within the territory. Results The People's Party won twelve of the fourteen elected seats. Aftermath Following the elections, the results in almost every seat was challenged, resulting in five results being overturned on technicalities.Walter Rodney (1966) Masses in Action New World Quarterly 2:3, pp30-37 References Category:Elections in Guyana Category:20th century in Guyanese politics Category:1926 in British Guiana British Guiana Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results British Guiana Category:October 1926 in South America