词条 | 1947 British Guiana general election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Electoral systemConstitutional changes in 1943 resulted in a 25-member Legislative Council, of which 14 seats were elected, seven held by appointed members and four by members of the appointed Executive Council.[1] The franchise was also changed; with the right to vote was extended to people earning at least $10 a month, although candidates were required to have a monthly income of at least $100.[2] As a result, the electorate increased in size from 9,514 in the 1935 elections to 59,193.[3] The elections were using fourteen single-member constituencies.[4] CampaignThe elections were contested by the Manpower Citizens' Association (MPCA), the British Guiana Labour Party (BGLP), as well as 31 independents, who included three members of the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) and one from the Women's Political and Economic Organisation.[3] The BGCP contested 13 of the 14 seats, with the MPCA putting forward seven candidates.[3] The BGLP campaigned for the introduction of universal suffrage, and creation of a 24-member Legislative Council and self-government within five years, as well as land redistribution and more housebuilding. The MPCA called for the nationalisation of industry and the introduction of land settlement schemes.[3] Grenadian independence campaigner Theophilus A. Marryshow arrived in British Guiana to celebrate the BGLP's anniversary, and also campaigned for the party.[3] Results
Elected members
AftermathFollowing the elections, the election of Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow in South Georgetown was overturned by an electoral petition that claimed false statements had been made against his opponent Frances Stafford, including that she had kicked an African child and been fined. Critchlow was banned from contesting the by-election,[5] which was subsequently won by John Carter, who defeated Stafford.[6] References1. ^Constitutional changes (1941-1947) Guyana.org {{Guyanese elections}}2. ^1 The PAC and the 1947 Elections Guyana.org 3. ^1 2 3 4 The 1947 parliamentary elections in colonial British Guiana Stabroek News, 6 May 2010 4. ^Odeen Ishmael (2013) The Guyana Story: From Earliest Times to Independence, Xlibris Corporation, p391{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=January 2018}} 5. ^Ishmael, p323 6. ^Ishmael, p403 4 : Elections in Guyana|1947 in British Guiana|1947 elections in South America|Election and referendum articles with incomplete results |
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