General elections were held in Fiji on 23 March and 10 April 1908.[1]
The Legislative Council consisted of ten civil servants, six elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians.[1] The six Europeans were elected from three constituencies; Levuka (one seat), Suva (two seats) and a "Planters" constituency covering the rest of the colony (three seats).[1] Voting was restricted to European men aged 21 or over who were British subjects and earned at least £120 a year or owned property with a yearly value of £20.[2]
Voting was held in Levuka and Suva on 23 March, and in the Planters constituency on 10 April.[1]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=3 | Levuka | John Maynard Hedstrom | 29 | 47.5 | Elected |
| David Robbie | 25 | 41.0 | Unseated | ||
| F. Volk | 7 | 11.5 | |||
| align=left rowspan=5 | Planters | Leslie Edward Brown | 159 | 24.3 | Elected |
| Alfred Hancock Witherow | 155 | 23.7 | Elected | ||
| Adam Coubrough | 152 | 23.2 | Re-elected | ||
| James Burton Turner | 148 | 22.6 | Unseated | ||
| J. McConnell | 40 | 6.1 | |||
| align=left rowspan=5 | Suva | Henry Milne Scott | 84 | 29.4 | Elected |
| George Fox | 72 | 25.2 | Elected | ||
| Simeon Lewis Lazarus | 70 | 24.5 | Unseated | ||
| Henry Marks | 60 | 21.0 | Unseated | ||
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: Ali |
| Position | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Everard im Thurn | |
| Agent-General of Immigration | Arthur Robert Coates | |
| Attorney General | Albert Ehrhardt | |
| Chief Medical Officer | George Lynch | |
| Collector of Customs | John Kenneth Murray Ross | |
| Colonial Secretary | Eyre Hutson | |
| Commissioner, Colo North and East | Adolph Joske | |
| Commissioner of Lands | Dyson Blair | |
| Commissioner of Works | William Charles Simmons | |
| Inspector-General of Constabulary | Islay McOwan | |
| Native Commissioner | William Sutherland | |
| Fijian appointees | Joni Madraiwiwi I | |
| Kadavu Levu | ||
| Source: Fiji Blue Book,[3] Fiji Elections[4] | ||