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1926 Fijian general election

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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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consisted of 12 official members (eleven civil servants and a British subject not holding public office), seven elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians. The Governor served as President of the Council.
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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.
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were appointed as the Fijian members, despite Toganivalu having finished third behind Epeli Ganilau in the voting by the Great Council of Chiefs.
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Fiji and the Franchise: A History of Political Representation, 1900–1937
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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Index

Politics of Fiji

Constitution
History
President
list
Wiliame Katonivere
Prime Minister
Sitiveni Rabuka
Cabinet
Attorney-General
Siromi Turaga
Leader of the Opposition
Inia Seruiratu
Parliament
Naiqama Lalabalavu
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Kamal Kumar
Court of Appeal
High Court
Elections
Electoral system
Voting
Political parties
1972
Mar 1977
Sep 1977
1982
1987

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