1935 Bahamian general election explained

General elections were held in the Bahamas in 1935. This was the last entirely public ballot elections in the country.

Elected MPs

NumberNamePartyDistrictEthnicity
1Arthur H. SandsIndependentNew Providence - Nassau City (first place)White
2Stafford SandsIndependentNew Providence - Nassau City (second place)White
3Roland SymonetteIndependentNew Providence East (first place)White
4Leon Walton YoungIndependentNew Providence East (second place)Black
5A. F. AdderleyIndependentNew Providence West (first place)Black
6Percy E. ChristieIndependentNew Providence West (second place)White
7Audrey SolomonIndependentNew Providence South (first place)White
8Claudius Roland WalkerIndependentNew Providence South (second place) Black
9J. K. A. KellyIndependentGrand Bahama & BiminiWhite
10R. H. CurryIndependentAndros & Berry Islands (first place)White
11Basil Herbert McKinneyIndependentAndros & Berry Islands (second place)White
12 B. R. RussellIndependentAbaco (first place)White
13J. W. RobertsIndependentAbaco (second place)White
14Frank Holmes ChristieIndependentAbaco (third place)White
15W. C. B. JohnsonIndependentHarbour Island (first place)White
16R.R.A. FarringtonIndependentHarbour Island (second place)White
17H. N. ChipmanIndependentHarbour Island (third place)White
18R. W. SawyerIndependentEleuthera (first place)White
19George William Kelly RobertsIndependentEleuthera (second place)White
20O. H. CurryIndependentEleuthera (third place)White
21Alvin BraynenIndependentCat Island(first place)White
22Harold George ChristieIndependentCat Island(second place)White
23George MurphyIndependentExuma (first place)White
24E. V. SolomonIndependentExuma (second place)White
25G. W. HiggsIndependentRum Cay & San SalvadorWhite
26L. C. BriceIndependentLong Island (First place)White
27L. G. DupuchIndependentLong Island (Second place)White
28 R. G. CollinsIndependentCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsWhite
29Etienne DupuchIndependentMayaguana & Inagua IslandsWhite
align=left colspan=5Source: Bethell, Early Settlers of The Bahamas