Elections to the European Advisory Council were held in Bechuanaland Protectorate in December 1930.[1]
The European Advisory Council consisted of seven elected members, all of which were elected from single-member constituencies.[1]
Voting was restricted to people who were British subjects of European descent, had lived in the protectorate for at least a year prior to the election and who also:[1]
Candidates were required to be nominated by five registered voters, and make a deposit of £25. The deposit was only refunded if they received more than 20% of the votes obtained by the winning candidate.[1]
Constituency | Winning candidate | Notes | |
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1 | Ghanzi District and all Crown Lands | Henry Weatherilt | Re-elected unopposed |
2 | Francistown District | R McFarlane | Re-elected unopposed |
3 | Tuli Block District | WG Mason | Unopposed |
4 | Ngwato, Ngamiland and Chobe | Robert Bailey | Re-elected |
5 | Gaberones Block | LS Glover | Re-elected unopposed |
6 | Lobatsi District | GFJ van Rensburg | Re-elected unopposed |
7 | Bamalete, Bakgatla, Bakweta and Bangwaketsi reserves and Barolong farms | RH Linton | Elected |
align=left colspan=4 | Source: Colonial Reports |
During 1932, Robert Bailey (constituency 4) died and RH Linton (constituency 7) left the protectorate. In the by-elections held later in the year E Fodisch and RL Ciring were elected to replace them.[2]