1949 Bahamian general election explained

General elections were held in the Bahamas in June and July 1949,[1] the last entirely non-partisan elections in the country. This was the second election in which the secret ballot was used in New Providence and the first in which the secret ballot was used for the Out Islands.

Elected MPs

NumberNamePartyDistrictEthnicity
1Stafford Lofthouse SandsIndependentNew Providence - Nassau City (first place)White
2Raymond W. SawyerIndependentNew Providence - Nassau City (second place)White
3Roland Theodore SymonetteIndependentNew Providence East (first place)White
4Étienne DupuchIndependentNew Providence East (second place)White
5 Gerald Christopher CashIndependentNew Providence West (first place)Black
6Marcus Hurcules BethelIndependentNew Providence West (second place)Black
7Bertram Augustus CambridgeIndependentBlack
8Claudious Roland WalkerIndependentBlack
9Charles Walter Frederick BethellIndependentGrand Bahama & BiminiWhite
10Phillip George Drover BethellIndependentAndros & Berry Islands (first place)White
11Basil Herbert McKinneyIndependentAndros & Berry Islands (second place)White
12 Frank Holmes ChristieIndependentAbaco (first place)White
13Leonard ThompsonIndependentAbaco (second place)White
14Harold JohnsonIndependentAbaco (third place)White
15IndependentHarbour Island (first place)White
16R.R.A. FarringtonIndependentHarbour Island (second place)White
17Alvin BraynenIndependentHarbour Island (third place)White
18IndependentEleuthera (first place)White
19George BakerIndependentEleuthera (second place)White
20Asa Hubert PritchardIndependentEleuthera (third place)White
21Harold George ChristieIndependentCat Island (first place)White
22William CartwrightIndependentCat Island (second place)Black
23Donald B. McKinneyIndependentExuma (first place)White
24Robert SymonetteIndependentExuma (second place)White
25Roy M. SolomonIndependentRum Cay & San SalvadorWhite
26George Loran PyfromIndependentLong Island (First place)White
27Henry Milton TaylorIndependentLong Island (Second place)White
28 Artemus PritchardIndependentCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsWhite
29Geoffrey Allardyce BethellMayaguana & Inagua IslandsWhite
align=left colspan=5Source: sirrandolfawkes.com

Notes and References

  1. Randol F Fawkes You should know your government: A study in citizenship