1914 Fijian general election

none General elections were held in Fiji between 19 May and 20 June 1914. Electoral system The Legislative Council included seven elected Europeans who were elected from six constituencies created as a result of amendments to the constitution made on 31 January 1914, which increased the number of elected Europeans from six to seven and the number of constituencies from five to six. The new constituencies were Eastern, Northern, Southern, Suva, Vanua Levu & Taveuni and Western.1914 Fiji Legislative Council elections Fiji Elections ConstituencyGeographical areaElection dateEasternLau Province, Lomaiviti Province, Levuka municipality19 MayNorthernBa District, Colo North Province, Ra Province19 JuneSouthernColo East Province, Kadavu Province, Naitasiri Province, Namosi Province, Rewa Province (except Levuka), Serua Province, Tailevu Province19 MaySuvaSuva Municipality20 JuneVanua Levu and TaveuniBua Province, Cakaudrove Province, Macuata Province19 JuneWesternColo West Province, Lautoka District, Nadi District, Nadroga Province19 June Results ConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesEasternJohn Maynard HedstromUnopposedRe-electedNorthernHenry Lamb Kennedy5358.2ElectedL. Davidson3841.8SouthernRobert CromptonUnopposedElectedSuvaHenry Milne Scott22141.9Re-electedHenry Marks21039.8Re-electedC.A. Brough9618.2Vanua Levu & TaveuniEdward Duncan9979.2ElectedJames McConnell2620.8WesternCharles Wimbledon Thomas8966.4Re-electedJ.C. Doyle4533.6Source: Ali Appointed members PositionMemberGovernor (President)Ernest Bickham Sweet-EscottAgent-General of ImmigrationSydney Frederick SmithAttorney GeneralAlfred Karney YoungChief Medical OfficerGeorge LynchColonial PostmasterHerbert Paul St. JulianColonial SecretaryEyre HutsonCommissioner of LandsDyson BlairCommissioner of WorksWilliam Akerman MillerInspector General of ConstabularyIslay McOwanNative CommissionerKenneth AllardyceReceiver GeneralRichard Sims Donkin RankineSuperintendent of AgricultureCharles Henry KnowlesFijian memberJoni Madraiwiwi IFijian memberJoni Antonio RabiciSource: Fiji Blue BookFiji Blue Book for the Year 1914, p85 Aftermath Further changes were made to the constitution in 1916, increasing the number of nominated members from 10 to 12; eleven were civil servants and the other had to be a British subject not holding public office.1917 Legislative Council Election Fiji Elections ArchiveFiji, The Stationery Office, pxli Badri Maharaj was chosen as the twelfth nominated member, becoming the first Indo-Fijian member of the Legislative Council.Brij V. Lal (1992) Broken Waves: A History of the Fiji Islands in the Twentieth Century, University of Hawaii Press, p38 References Fiji General Category:Elections in Fiji Fiji