1906 British Guiana general election

none General elections were held in British Guiana in 1906.Political changes (1891-1917) Guyana.org 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 Parliament of Guyana Demerara East, Demerara West, Essequebo North Western, Essequebo South Eastern, Berbice, City of Georgetown (2 members) and New Amsterdam.Bayley George D Bayley George D 1909 Georgetown Handbook of British Guiana, 1909. Comprising general and statistical information concerning the colony 24 August 2025 Internet Archive uploaded 25 August 2010 Dulau & Co, authorised by the Permanent Exhibitions Committee en-GY https://archive.org/details/handbookofbritis00bayl/mode/2up 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 1.19% of the population were entitled to vote.Silvius Elgerton Wilson (1997) The 1924 workers' incident at Riumveldt British Guiana and the development of Working People's Organisation University of Warwick, p183 Results Ten of the elected members were pro-reform candidates, including seven who were members of the People's Association.Juanita De Barros (2003) Order and Place in a Colonial City: Patterns of Struggle and Resistance in Georgetown, British Guiana, 1889-1924, McGill-Queen's Press, p25 ConstituencyElected memberCourt of PolicyDemerara EastFrancis DiasDemerara WestAndrew Benjamin BrownEssequebo North WesternR G DuncanEssequebo South EasternP N BrowneBerbiceJ P SantosCity of GeorgetownGeorge GarnettB Howell JonesNew AmsterdamC P GarciaFinancial RepresentativesDemeraraJ Wood DavisEssequebo North WesternAlfred A. ThorneEssequebo South EasternJ S McArthurBerbiceS E WillsGeorgetownA P P MackeyNew AmsterdamS E WrefordSource: BayleyBayley, pp280–281 References Category:Elections in Guyana Category:20th century in Guyanese politics British Guiana Category:1906 in British Guiana Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results British Guiana