General election in St. Lucia, 1925
General elections in St. Lucia ( English General elections ) were held in St. Lucia for the first time on March 9, 1925. Only two out of three seats offered for election were contested by several applicants, three members were appointed. From this beginning today's House of Assembly developed .
background
The Wood Commission , chaired by Lord Halifax , had visited the British colonized islands in the Caribbean in 1922 with the mandate “to clarify whether the people would be ready for some forms of political development.” (“Ascertain if the people were ready for some form of political development "). A delegation from St. Lucia brought their case to the Commission while a Representative Government Association was formed to campaign for political reform. The Association held a public meeting in Columbus Square where Louis McVane read the manifesto which he then presented to Lord Halifax.
In 1924, letters patents were issued, which created the conditions for the establishment of a partially elected Legislative Council.
Electoral system
The Legislative Council was to consist of twelve members, three of whom were to be elected, three were appointed and the remaining seats were with the Colonial Secretary , the Attorney General (Prosecutor), the Treasurer (Treasurer), the Registrar of the Royal Court (Secretary) and the Chief Medical Officer and the Inspector of Schools .
The three elected members were elected in the constituency "North", "East" and "West".
choice
Thomas Westall (North constituency), George Palmer (East constituency) and Thomas Hull (West constituency) were elected to the council, while George Barnard , William Degazon and Gabriel LaFitte were appointed. The council met for the first time on May 1, 1925.
