General elections were held in the New Hebrides in July and August 1969 to elect fourteen members of the thirty members of the Advisory Council.

Background

In 1968 proposals were approved to increase the size of the Advisory Council from 26 to 30 members. The enlarged Council consisted of six 'official' members (the two Resident Commissioners, the British Assistant Commissioner, the French Chancelier, the Superintendent of Public Works and the Treasurer), ten nominated members (three British, three French and four Hebridean) and fourteen elected members, of which three would be British, three French and eight Hebridean.[1] The six British and French representatives were elected indirectly by the Chamber of Commerce,[1] with the Hebridean members elected by local councils and public meetings in areas where local councils did not exist.[2]

Results

Constituency Elected member
Aniwa, Futuna, Aneityum and ErromangoWilliam Mete
Aoba, Banks and Torres IslandsMichael Ala
Efate, Emau, Nguna and MatasoGeorge Kalkoa
Epi and ShepherdTom Tiplomata
MalekulaFrank Kenneth
PentecostMichael Liliu
SantoTitus Path
TannaIolu Abil
British membersJames Burton
W. Hamlym-Harris
G. Seagoe
French membersP. Delacroix
P. Lutgen
J. Ratard
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

Appointed members

Position Member
British Resident CommissionerColin Allan
French Resident CommissionerJacques Mouradian
British nominated membersRoy Gubbay
R.U. Paul
D.A. Rawcliffe
French nominated membersJean Chauveau
Jacques Russet
Father Verlingue
Hebridean nominated membersMadeline Kalchichi
Makau Kalsakau
Gérard Leymang
Michel Noel
Source: Pacific Islands Monthly

Aftermath

The newly elected Advisory Council met for the first time on 1 October in Port Vila.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wider net for New Hebrides Advisory Council Pacific Islands Monthly, October 1969, pp30–31
  2. ↑ A spark, at last, in the New Hebrides council Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1970, p26
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