1946 Guamanian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Guam on 13 July 1946.[1]
Background[]
Following the end of the Japanese occupation of Guam, the Seventh Guam Congress, was reconvened in March 1946.[2] In June Governor Charles Alan Pownall was asked to call fresh elections, with the electoral system modified to account for population changes caused by the war.[1]
Results[]
The elections saw Rosa Aguigui Reyes become the first woman elected to the Congress.[1]
Aftermath[]
The Eighth Guam Congress met for the first time in Agana on 10 August, using a Quonset hut.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- 1946 in Guam
- Legislative elections in Guam
- 1946 elections in Oceania