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The British Virgin Islands general election, 1950 was the first election held in the British Virgin Islands after the decision to restore the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands. The election was held on 27 November 1950,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BVI election and information results 1950–2011 )〕 and four members were elected to the First Legislative Council. At the time of the election the British Virgin Islands was governed as part of the Leeward Islands and the Legislative Council was constituted under Leeward Islands Act, 1950. After the election a new Constitution of the British Virgin Islands came into effect (the Constitution (Virgin Islands) Act, 1950). The 1950 Constitution was intended to be an interim measure, but several elections were later conducted under it until the 1967 Constitution was promulgated. ==Background== The British Virgin Islands had formerly had a Legislative Council, but it had been dissolved in 1901 largely due to lack of interest, and the Territory had been governed directly as part of the Leeward Islands. But in 1947 a fisherman from Anegada named Theodolph H Faulkner came to Tortola with his pregnant wife. He had a disagreement with the medical officer, and he went straight to the marketplace and for several nights criticised the government with mounting passion. His oratory struck a chord, a march of over 1,500 British Virgin Islanders led by community leaders presented their grievances at the Commissioner's office. Following on from the march of 1947 the British undertook to organise elections and work towards the restoration of direct rule. In the end it took over three years for elections to occur. At the time of election, the British Virgin Islands was a heavily underdeveloped country: The electoral framework under which the election was conducted was archaic. Voters were required to pass a literacy test, effectively disenfranchising most of the population. Electoral candidates were required, amongst other things, to be landowners in order to stand for election.〔This may have been the reason that Theodolph H Faulkner was not elected and/or did not stand, despite being a popular political figure of the time.〕 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 Virgin Islands general election, 1950」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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