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 RiverJoseph Eleazar
Central DemeraraJohn Ignatius De Aguiar
Demerara-EssequiboJung Bahadur Singh
Demerara RiverArthur George King
Eastern BerbiceEdward Alfred Luckhoo
Eastern DemeraraHubert Chester Humphrys
Essequibo RiverAlfred Railton Crum Ewing
Georgetown CentralPercy Claude Wight
Georgetown NorthFrederick Jacob Seaford
Georgetown SouthJoseph Gonsalves
New AmsterdamEustace Gordon Woolford
North Western DistrictCharles Ramkissoon Jacob
Western BerbicePeer Bacchus
Western EssequiboSydney 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

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