1948 Bermudian general election

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General elections were held in Bermuda from 2 to 4 June 1948.[1] Women had been given the right to vote and stand for election in 1944 and had been able to vote in a by-election in Paget in the same year. This was the first general election in which they could vote and be candidates.[2]

There were around 4,120 electors, although this included many property owners who were allowed more than one registration to vote.[1]

Results[]

Two women were elected, Hilda Aitken and Edna Watson.

Constituency Candidate Votes Notes
Devonshire 156 Elected
154 Elected
153 Elected
Nicholas Bayard Dill 148 Elected
Walter Robinson 82
Hamilton 148 Elected
142 Elected
139 Elected
123 Elected
Hilton Gray Hill 122
John Gwynne Bassett 42
Paget 170 Elected
166 Elected
Edna Watson 145 Elected
W.W. Davidson 125 Elected
J.E. Frith 117
Leon Powell 114
J.F. Tucker 57
Rejected 2
Pembroke H.D. Butterfield 436 Elected
J.E. Pearman 436 Elected
363 Elected
Gilbert Cooper 362 Elected
Morris Gibbons 351 Unseated
Edward Nicholl 243
St George's Dudley Spurling 259 Elected
247 Elected
E.P.T. Tucker 242 Elected
234 Elected
Edgar F. Gordon 216 Unseated
Frances Fox 42
Sandys F.C. Misick 227 Elected
C.G. Gilbert 213 Elected
Jeffrey Carlton Astwood 184 Elected
W.E. Roberts 182 Elected
G.O. Ratteray 146
Alice Scott 103
Smith's B.C.C. Outerbridge 145 Elected
145 Elected
Hilda Aitken 101 Elected
87 Elected
Howard Mercer 77
Clarence Peniston 44
Southampton Reginald Conyers 137 Elected
130 Elected
180 Elected
179 Elected
Edgar F. Gordon 112
Walter Robinson 100
James Smith 91
Leonard Charles Bascombe 90
Warwick 225 Elected
E.H. Barnes 180 Elected
E.T. Richards 176 Elected
170 Elected
F.H. Edmondson 165
Paul Jones 55
Rufus Astwood 35
Earlington Simons 32
Rejected 0
Source: Royal Gazette, Royal Gazette, Royal Gazette

References[]

  1. ^ a b Over 1,000 More Votes To Be Cast Than In 1943 The Royal Gazette, 2 June 1948
  2. ^ Bermuda's History from 1939 World War 2 to 1951 Bermuda Online
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