1946 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election
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Administrative divisions (parishes) |
General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 30 July 1946.[1] The Workers' League won all the elected seats, with no party running against them.[2]
Electoral system
[edit]The Council had five elected members, with each island acting as a constituency; St Kitts returned three members, whilst Anguilla and Nevis returned one each.[3] The right to vote was restricted to those over the age of 21 who had an income of at least £30 per annum, owned property with a value of at least £100, paid at least £12 of rent per year, or had paid at least 15 shillings of direct tax in the previous year.[3]
Results
[edit]Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
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Anguilla | D. Lloyd | 61 | 59.80 | Elected | |
W. Hodge | 41 | 40.20 | |||
Nevis | R.J. Gordon | Unopposed | Elected | ||
St Kitts | Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw | Workers' League | Unopposed | Elected | |
Joseph Nathaniel France | Workers' League | Elected | |||
Maurice Davis | Workers' League | Elected | |||
Source: O'Flaherty[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Victoria Borg O'Flaherty (2004) 20th century election results in St. Kitts - Nevis, The National Archives, p8
- ^ Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p136
- ^ a b Brief History of the Electoral Process in Anguilla Central Electoral Office