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General elections were held in British Guiana in 1906.〔(Political changes (1891-1917) ) Guyana.org〕 ==Electoral system== The elections were held under the 1891 constitution, which provided for a 16-member Court of Policy, half of which was elected. The Court included the Governor, seven government officials (the Attorney General, the Government Secretary, the Immigration Agent General and the Receiver General, together with three other appointees). The eight elected members were elected from seven constituencies;〔(Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 ) Parliament of Guyana〕 Demerara East, Demerara West, Essequebo North Western, Essequebo South Eastern, Berbice, City of Georgetown (2 members) and New Amsterdam.〔George D Bayley (1909) ''Handbook of British Guiana, 1909: Comprising General and Statistical Information Concerning the Colony'', The Argosy, p158〕 In addition, six "Financial Representatives" were also elected in six single member constituencies; Demerara, Essequebo North Western, Essequebo South Eastern, Berbice, Georgetown and New Amsterdam.〔 Together with the Court of Policy, the two groups formed the Combined Court.〔 The franchise was restricted on the basis of a minimum income level, and women could not vote;〔 as a result, only 1.19% of the population were entitled to vote.〔Silvius Elgerton Wilson (1997) ''The 1924 workers' incident at Riumveldt British Guiana and the development of Working People's Organisation'' University of Warwick, p183〕 ==Results== Ten of the elected members were pro-reform candidates, including seven who were members of the People's Association.〔Juanita De Barros (2003) Order and Place in a Colonial City: Patterns of Struggle and Resistance in Georgetown, British Guiana, 1889-1924, McGill-Queen's Press, p25〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Guiana general election, 1906」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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