General elections were held in Fiji in 1926.
Electoral system The Legislative Council consisted of 12 official members (eleven civil servants and a British subject not holding public office), seven elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians.1926 Legislative Council Election Fiji Elections Archive The Governor served as President of the Council.
The Europeans were elected from six constituencies; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Suva, Vanua Levu & Taveuni and Western. Voting was restricted to men aged 21 or over who had been born to European parents (or a European father and was able to read, speak and write English) who were British subjects and had been continuously resident in Fiji for 12 months, owning at least £20 of freehold or leasehold property or having an annual income of at least £120, and were not on the public payroll.
ConstituencyGeographical areaEasternLau Province, Lomaiviti ProvinceNorthernBa District, Colo North Province, Ra ProvinceSouthernColo East Province, Kadavu Province, Naitasiri Province, Namosi Province, Rewa Province (except Suva), Serua Province, Tailevu ProvinceSuvaSuva MunicipalityBua Province, Cakaudrove Province, Macuata ProvinceWesternColo West Province, Lautoka District, Nadi District, Nadroga Province
Results ConstituencyCandidateVotes%NotesEasternJohn Maynard Hedstrom7386.9Re-electedC. de Mouncey1113.1Informal votes1–NorthernHugh Ragg7663.9ElectedHenry Lamb Kennedy4336.1UnseatedInformal votes2–SouthernAlport BarkerUnopposedRe-electedSuvaHenry MarksUnopposedRe-electedHenry Milne ScottUnopposedRe-electedVanua Levu & TaveuniWilliam Edmund Willoughby-Tottenham12970.5ElectedG. Garrick5429.5Informal votes8–WesternPercival William Faddy10455.6Re-electedCharles Wimbledon Thomas8344.4Informal votes7–Source: Ali
Aftermath Badri Maharaj was nominated as the member representing Indo-Fijians.
Joni Mataitini and Deve Toganivalu were appointed as the Fijian members, despite Toganivalu having finished third behind Epeli Ganilau in the voting by the Great Council of Chiefs.Ahmed Ali Fiji and the Franchise: A History of Political Representation, 1900–1937
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