General elections were held in
Fiji on 23 March and 10 April 1908.
[1908 Legislative Council Election]
Fiji Elections Archive
Electoral system
The
Legislative Council consisted of ten civil servants, six elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians.
[ The six Europeans were elected from three constituencies; ]Levuka
Levuka () is a town on the eastern coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji. Prior to 1877, it was the capital of Fiji. At the census in 2007, the last to date, Levuka town had a population ...
(one seat), Suva (two seats) and a "Planters" constituency covering the rest of the colony (three seats).[ Voting was restricted to European men aged 21 or over who were British subjects and earned at least £120 a year or owned property with a yearly value of £20.][''Fiji Blue Book for the Year 1907'', p78]
Voting was held in Levuka and Suva on 23 March, and in the Planters constituency on 10 April.[
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Results
Nominated members
References
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1908 elections in Oceania
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Events
January
* January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica.
* January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 4 ...
1908 elections in the British Empire