British Guiana general election, 1935

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General elections were held in British Guiana on 3 September 1935.

Electoral system

The elections were held in accordance with the 1928 constitution, which established the Legislative Council, reducing the proportion of elected members and increasing the number of members appointed by the government.^[1] The 30-member Legislative Council consisted of the Governor, two ex-officio members, eight official members, five unofficial members and 14 members elected in single-member constituencies.^[2]

Results

Constituency	Elected member
Berbice River	Joseph Eleazar
Central Demerara	John Ignatius De Aguiar
Demerara-Essequibo	Jung Bahadur Singh
Demerara River	Arthur George King
Eastern Berbice	Edward Alfred Luckhoo
Eastern Demerara	Hubert Chester Humphrys
Essequibo River	Alfred Railton Crum Ewing
Georgetown Central	Percy Claude Wight
Georgetown North	Frederick Jacob Seaford
Georgetown South	Joseph Gonsalves
New Amsterdam	Eustace Gordon Woolford
North Western District	Charles Ramkissoon Jacob
Western Berbice	Peer Bacchus
Western Essequibo	Sydney Howard Seymour
Source: Parliament of Guyana

Aftermath

The first meeting of the newly elected Council was held on 15 October.^[2] As there were no elections until 1947, the elected Legislative Council became known as the "Long Parliament".^[3]

References

↑ New constitution of 1928 Guyana.org
1 2 Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 Parliament of Guyana
↑ Guyana during the Second World War Guyana.org

Elections and referendums in Guyana

General elections	1892 1897 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926 1930 1935 1947 1953 1957 1961 1964 1968 1973 1980 1985 1992 1997 2001 2006 2011 2015

Referendums	1978

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