1969 New Hebridean general election

General elections were held in the New Hebrides in July and August 1969 to elect fourteen members of the thirty members of the Advisory Council. Background In 1968 proposals were approved to increase the size of the Advisory Council from 26 to 30 members. The enlarged Council consisted of six 'official' members (the two Resident Commissioners, the British Assistant Commissioner, the French Chancelier, the Superintendent of Public Works and the Treasurer), ten nominated members (three British, three French and four Hebridean) and fourteen elected members, of which three would be British, three French and eight Hebridean.Wider net for New Hebrides Advisory Council Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1969, pp30–31 The six British and French representatives were elected indirectly by the Chamber of Commerce, with the Hebridean members elected by local councils and public meetings in areas where local councils did not exist.A spark, at last, in the New Hebrides council Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1970, p26 Results ConstituencyElected memberAniwa, Futuna, Aneityum and ErromangoWilliam MeteAoba, Banks and Torres IslandsMichael AlaEfate, Emau, Nguna and MatasoGeorge KalkoaEpi and ShepherdTom TiplomataMalekulaFrank KennethPentecostMichael LiliuSantoTitus PathTannaIolu AbilBritish membersJames BurtonW. Hamlym-HarrisG. SeagoeFrench membersP. DelacroixP. LutgenJ. RatardSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Appointed members PositionMemberBritish Resident CommissionerColin AllanFrench Resident CommissionerJacques MouradianBritish nominated membersRoy GubbayR.U. PaulD.A. RawcliffeFrench nominated membersJean ChauveauJacques RussetFather VerlingueHebridean nominated membersMadeline KalchichiMakau KalsakauGérard LeymangMichel NoelSource: Pacific Islands Monthly Aftermath The newly elected Advisory Council met for the first time on 1 October in Port Vila. References New Hebrides General Category:Elections in Vanuatu Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:August 1969 in Oceania