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General elections were held in British Guiana in September 1930.

Electoral system

Following the victory of the Popular Party in the 1926 elections, constitutional reforms in 1928 replaced the 22-member Combined Court with a new 30-member Legislative Council, which included an extra eight appointees,[1] giving them a majority of seats over the elected members. The new 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

Popular Party candidates were elected unopposed in eight constituencies as a result of disquiet over the 1928 constitutional reforms.[3]

Constituency Elected member
Berbice River Joseph Eleazar
Central Demerara John Ignatius De Aguiar
Demerara-Essequibo Jung Bahadur Singh
Demerara River Alfred Victor Crane
Eastern Berbice Edward Alfred Luckhoo
Eastern Demerara Arnold Emanuel Seeram
Essequibo River Edmund Fitzgerald Fredericks
Georgetown Central Percy Claude Wight
Georgetown North Nelson Cannon
Georgetown South Joseph Gonsalves
New Amsterdam Eustace Gordon Woolford
North Western District Victorine Antonio Pires
Western Berbice Albert Raymond Forbes Webber
Western Essequibo Robert Edward Brassington
Source: Parliament of Guyana

Aftermath

The first meeting of the newly elected Council was held on 16 October.[2]

References

  1. ^ New constitution of 1928 Guyana.org
  2. ^ a b Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 Parliament of Guyana
  3. ^ James G Rose (1992) British colonial policy and the transfer of power in British Guiana, 1945-1964 King's College London
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