Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election, 1946
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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
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
| Constituency | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brief History of the Electoral Process in Anguilla Central Electoral Office
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