1946 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election explained

General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 30 July 1946. The Workers' League won all the elected seats, with no party running against them.[1]

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.[2] 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.[2]

Results

ConstituencyCandidatePartyVotes%Notes
align=left rowspan=2AnguillaD. Lloyd6159.80Elected
W. Hodge4140.20
NevisR.J. GordonUnopposedElected
align=left rowspan=3St KittsRobert Llewellyn BradshawWorkers' LeagueUnopposedElected
Joseph Nathaniel FranceWorkers' LeagueElected
Maurice DavisWorkers' LeagueElected
align=left colspan=6Source: O'Flaherty[3]

Notes and References

  1. Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p136
  2. http://www.gov.ai/electoraloffice/electoralHistory.html Brief History of the Electoral Process in Anguilla
  3. Victoria Borg O'Flaherty (2004) 20th century election results in St. Kitts - Nevis, The National Archives, p8

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