General elections were held in
Western Samoa on 9 November 1932.
[Samoan elections]
'' Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1932, p38
Electoral system
In 1930 the
constitution was amended to reduce the number of Europeans in the
Legislative Council from three to two and to have two Samoans nominated.
The two elected European members were elected from a single two-seat constituency, with only Europeans allowed to vote.
[ Voters were able to vote for two candidates.
]
Campaign
Five candidates contested the two available seats. Brothers-in-law Irving Carruthers
Irving Hetherington Carruthers (27 October 1884 – 5 July 1974) was a Western Samoan businessman and politician.
Biography
Carruthers was born in Samoa in 1884, one of five children of Richard and Matua Carruthers. His father was a Scottish so ...
and Alan Cobcroft
Alan Ridge Cobcroft (died 5 September 1955) was a Western Samoan planter and politician.
Biography
Cobcroft was the son of parents from the Sydney suburb of Summer Hill.[Samuel Meredith
Samuel Meredith (1741 – February 10, 1817) was an American merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress from 1786 to 1788. President Washington appointed him Treasurer of the United ...]
.[ Alexander W. Johnston, the other incumbent member, had died in June 1932 and his seat left vacant until the elections.
]
Results
Aftermath
The newly elected Council met for the first time on 23 March 1933.Maiden Speeches
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1933, p33
References
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