General elections were held in Fiji in 1926.
The Legislative Council consisted of 12 official members (eleven civil servants and a British subject not holding public office), seven elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians.[1] The Governor served as President of the Council.
The Europeans were elected from six constituencies; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Suva, Vanua Levu & Taveuni and Western. Voting was restricted to men aged 21 or over who had been born to European parents (or a European father and was able to read, speak and write English) who were British subjects and had been continuously resident in Fiji for 12 months, owning at least £20 of freehold or leasehold property or having an annual income of at least £120, and were not on the public payroll.[1]
| Constituency | Geographical area | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern | Lau Province, Lomaiviti Province | |
| Northern | Ba District, Colo North Province, Ra Province | |
| Southern | Colo East Province, Kadavu Province, Naitasiri Province, Namosi Province, Rewa Province (except Suva), Serua Province, Tailevu Province | |
| Suva | Suva Municipality | |
| Bua Province, Cakaudrove Province, Macuata Province | ||
| Western | Colo West Province, Lautoka District, Nadi District, Nadroga Province |
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left rowspan=3 | Eastern | John Maynard Hedstrom | 73 | 86.9 | Re-elected |
| C. de Mouncey | 11 | 13.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1 | – | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Northern | Hugh Ragg | 76 | 63.9 | Elected |
| Henry Lamb Kennedy | 43 | 36.1 | Unseated | ||
| Informal votes | 2 | – | |||
| Southern | Alport Barker | Unopposed | Re-elected | ||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Suva | Henry Marks | Unopposed | Re-elected | |
| Henry Milne Scott | Unopposed | Re-elected | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Vanua Levu & Taveuni | William Edmund Willoughby-Tottenham | 129 | 70.5 | Elected |
| G. Garrick | 54 | 29.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | – | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Western | Percival William Faddy | 104 | 55.6 | Re-elected |
| Charles Wimbledon Thomas | 83 | 44.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 7 | – | |||
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: Ali |
Badri Maharaj was nominated as the member representing Indo-Fijians.[1]
Joni Mataitini and Deve Toganivalu were appointed as the Fijian members, despite Toganivalu having finished third behind Epeli Ganilau in the voting by the Great Council of Chiefs.[2]