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1911 Fijian general election

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General elections were held in Fiji on 28 April 1911.[1]

Electoral system

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The Legislative Council consisted of eleven civil servants, six elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians.[2] Previously the six Europeans had been elected from three constituencies; Levuka (one seat), Suva (two seats) and a "Planters" constituency covering the rest of the colony (three seats).[2] However, prior to the 1911 elections, the Planters constituency was split into three single-member constituencies; Eastern, Northern and Southern.[1]

Results

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Constituency Candidate Votes % Notes
Eastern Adam Coubrough 70 75.3 Re-elected
J. McConnell 23 24.7
Informal votes 1
Levuka John Maynard Hedstrom 40 54.1 Re-elected
David Robbie 34 45.9
Informal votes 1
Northern Charles Wimbledon Thomas 55 59.8 Elected
E. Duncan 37 40.2
Southern James Burton Turner 80 49.4 Elected
Leslie Edward Brown 58 35.8 Unseated
E.F. Powell 24 14.8
Informal votes 2
Suva Henry Marks 139 46.6 Elected
Henry Milne Scott 85 28.5 Re-elected
George Fox 74 24.8 Unseated
Source: Ali

Appointed members

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The nominated members were appointed on 3 June.[3]

Position Member
Governor (President) Francis Henry May
Agent-General of Immigration Arthur Robert Coates
Attorney-General Albert Ehrhardt
Chief Justice Charles Major
Chief Medical Officer George Lynch
Collector of Customs John Kenneth Murray Ross
Colonial Secretary Eyre Hutson
Commissioner of Lands Dyson Blair
Commissioner of Works Hugh Daniel Badcock
Inspector-General of Constabulary Islay McOwan
Native Commissioner William Sutherland
Receiver-General Richard Sims Donkin Rankine
Fijian member Joni Madraiwiwi I
Fijian member Penaia Kadavu Levu
Source: Fiji Blue Book[3]

References

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