30:
1322:
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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
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from 10 to 12; eleven were civil servants and the other had to be a
British subject not holding public office. The number of elected Europeans remained at seven and the number of appointed Fijians at two. The Governor served as President of the Council.
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subjects and had been continuously resident in Fiji for 12 months, either 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.
360:
866:
1160:
613:
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630:
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The results of the Vanua Levu and
Taveuni seat were later annulled by the Supreme Court. As a result, a by-election was held in November 1917 which
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was again elected, receiving 84 votes to the 50 of J. Harper received 50 votes and three for James McConnell. However, MacKay died on 6 December.
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Changes were made to the constitution on 20 July 1916, increasing the number of nominated members in the
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20:
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was subsequently elected in the constituency in another by-election in 1919.
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Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
1014:The nominated members were appointed on 3 August.
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539:
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758:
1268:1917 Fiji Legislative Council elections
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14:
1600:
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1227:1917 Legislative Council Election
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1280:Fiji Blue Book for the Year 1919
1211:Fiji Blue Book for the Year 1917
28:
551:General elections were held in
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1:
1243:, The Stationery Office, pxli
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1126:Superintendent of Agriculture
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1116:Secretary for Native Affairs
1103:Richard Sims Donkin Rankine
1038:Agent-General of Immigration
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223:Post-independence elections
7:
1032:Ernest Bickham Sweet-Escott
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1574:1917 elections in Oceania
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1069:Herbert Paul St. Julian
972:Charles Wimbledon Thomas
894:Vanua Levu & Taveuni
446:House of Representatives
115:Leader of the Opposition
1256:Fiji Royal Gazette 1920
1167:Source: Fiji Blue Book
1095:William Akerman Miller
867:Francis Reimenschneider
555:in June and July 1917.
480:Great Council of Chiefs
1229:Fiji Elections Archive
1129:Charles Henry Knowles
679:Vanua Levu and Taveuni
380:Diplomatic missions of
1092:Commissioner of Works
1084:Commissioner of Lands
1056:Chief Medical Officer
1041:Robert Malcolm Booth
755:John Maynard Hedstrom
1028:Governor (President)
1161:Joni Antonio Rabici
1066:Colonial Postmaster
1050:Alfred Karney Young
688:Cakaudrove Province
614:Colo North Province
565:Legislative Council
475:Legislative Council
414:Former and informal
1074:Colonial Secretary
787:Henry Lamb Kennedy
771:Frederick Clapcott
704:Colo West Province
639:Naitasiri Province
631:Colo East Province
597:Lomaiviti Province
581:Geographical area
146:Naiqama Lalabalavu
79:Wiliame Katonivere
1584:Elections in Fiji
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1335:General elections
1327:Elections in Fiji
1184:John Francis Dyer
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1151:Joni Madraiwiwi I
1120:Kenneth Allardyce
1108:Registrar-General
1010:Appointed members
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956:Reginald Harricks
851:Henry Milne Scott
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441:Executive Council
397:Visa requirements
354:Foreign relations
219:Political parties
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1100:Receiver General
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716:Nadroga Province
708:Lautoka District
692:Macuata Province
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655:Tailevu Province
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559:Electoral system
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431:Governor-General
315:Local government
207:Electoral system
103:Attorney-General
32:
21:Politics of Fiji
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926:James McConnell
913:T.A. Montgomery
819:Robert Crompton
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649:(except Suva),
643:Namosi Province
635:Kadavu Province
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370:Sitiveni Rabuka
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91:Sitiveni Rabuka
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1180:Joseph MacKay
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1157:Fijian member
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1141:Badri Maharaj
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898:Joseph MacKay
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1579:1917 in Fiji
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1177:
1136:Indo-Fijians
1111:Roger Green
1087:Dyson Blair
1060:George Lynch
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684:Bua Province
670:Municipality
593:Lau Province
570:
562:
550:
295:
44:Constitution
1078:Eyre Hutson
861:Re-elected
845:Re-elected
835:Henry Marks
826:Re-elected
762:Re-elected
618:Ra Province
610:Ba District
402:Visa policy
175:Kamal Kumar
134:Legislative
1568:Categories
1468:1977 (Sep)
1463:1977 (Mar)
1353:1871 (Sep)
1190:References
737:Candidate
187:High Court
140:Parliament
1174:Aftermath
1020:Position
982:Unseated
823:Unopposed
797:Unseated
759:Unopposed
200:Elections
160:Judiciary
144:Speaker:
69:President
63:Executive
1000:Source:
966:Elected
908:Elected
815:Southern
781:Elected
767:Northern
720:20 July
673:21 July
659:23 June
627:Southern
622:21 July
606:Northern
601:22 June
485:Chairman
466:National
461:Communal
426:Governor
421:Monarchy
392:Passport
366:Minister
240:Sep 1977
235:Mar 1977
1023:Member
952:Western
751:Eastern
727:Results
700:Western
589:Eastern
384:in Fiji
321:Recent
98:Cabinet
51:History
746:Notes
740:Votes
492:Senate
212:Voting
1282:, p89
1258:, p57
1214:, p91
1553:2005
1548:2002
1543:1972
1524:Next
1518:2022
1513:2018
1508:2014
1503:2006
1498:2001
1493:1999
1488:1994
1483:1992
1478:1987
1473:1982
1458:1972
1453:1966
1448:1963
1443:1959
1438:1956
1433:1953
1428:1950
1423:1947
1418:1944
1413:1940
1408:1937
1403:1932
1398:1929
1393:1926
1388:1923
1383:1920
1378:1917
1373:1914
1368:1911
1363:1908
1358:1905
1343:1870
1240:Fiji
979:29.0
963:71.0
919:45.8
905:51.0
874:25.2
858:36.6
842:38.2
831:Suva
794:30.9
778:69.1
668:Suva
664:Suva
553:Fiji
456:Open
336:2005
331:2002
296:Next
290:2022
285:2018
280:2014
275:2006
270:2001
265:1999
260:1994
255:1992
250:1987
245:1982
230:1972
73:list
1002:Ali
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871:123
855:179
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1312:e
1305:t
1298:v
993:–
990:1
945:–
942:3
929:5
887:–
884:2
808:–
805:3
540:e
533:t
526:v
71:(
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