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
editTwo women were elected, Hilda Aitken and Edna Watson.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | Robert Nathaniel Hodgson | 156 | Elected |
| John William Cox | 154 | Elected | |
| Hereward Watlington | 153 | Elected | |
| Nicholas Bayard Dill | 148 | Elected | |
| Walter Robinson | 82 | ||
| Hamilton | Harry North | 148 | Elected |
| Percy Outerbridge | 142 | Elected | |
| Henry Wilkinson | 139 | Elected | |
| Willis Furbert | 123 | Elected | |
| Hilton Gray Hill | 122 | ||
| John Gwynne Bassett | 42 | ||
| Paget | Ross Winter | 170 | Elected |
| St George Butterfield | 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 | |
| David Tucker | 363 | Elected | |
| Gilbert Cooper | 362 | Elected | |
| Morris Gibbons | 351 | Unseated | |
| Edward Nicholl | 243 | ||
| St George's | Dudley Spurling | 259 | Elected |
| Samuel Seward Toddings | 247 | Elected | |
| E.P.T. Tucker | 242 | Elected | |
| Collingwood Burch | 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 |
| Henry Vesey | 145 | Elected | |
| Hilda Aitken | 101 | Elected | |
| Russell Levi Pearman | 87 | Elected | |
| Howard Mercer | 77 | ||
| Clarence Peniston | 44 | ||
| Southampton | Reginald Conyers | 137 | Elected |
| Edgar Roderic Williams | 130 | Elected | |
| George Williams | 180 | Elected | |
| John Vesey | 179 | Elected | |
| Edgar F. Gordon | 112 | ||
| Walter Robinson | 100 | ||
| James Smith | 91 | ||
| Leonard Charles Bascombe | 90 | ||
| Warwick | Donald Smith | 225 | Elected |
| E.H. Barnes | 180 | Elected | |
| E.T. Richards | 176 | Elected | |
| Edmond Gibbons | 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
edit- ^ a b Over 1,000 More Votes To Be Cast Than In 1943 The Royal Gazette, 2 June 1948
- ^ Bermuda's History from 1939 World War 2 to 1951 Bermuda Online