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POLITICAL
Franchise.
N a m e of Electoral Divisiop.
Number of Representatives.
Number of
Registered Electors at lut
General Election.
Every mule person
being either an Ottoman
or a Britisii subject, or
having
u the
Island not less than five
vears, who ha.s attained
the age of 21 years and
who is a payer of any
class of the taxes called
Verghi, and has, on or
before the day appointed
for the making of the
Voters' Lists in any year
paid in respect of any Elec–
toral District all Verarhis
payable by him up to
the 13th day oi' January
(" new style ") previous,
is entitled to be registered
as a voter, and, when so
registered, to vote at the
election of Members for
such District. Everv
%r
Elector may vote for as
many candidates in his
District as there are Mem–
bers to be elected for
whom he is entitled to
vote ; he may only give
one vote to any candidate,
but he need not vote for
the full number to be
elected
•The Island is divided
into three Electoral Dis–
tricts, as follows :—
1st Electoral District
Four, one elected;
bv the Mahometan
1
Comprising the Cazas of and three by the:
Nicosia and Kvrenia. non-Mahometan,
^Electors,
j
2nd Electoral District
Comprising the Cazas of
Famaartista and Larnaca.
Do.
Mahometan
1,754
Non-Mahometan
8,951
Mahometan
2,476
Non-Mahometan
8,692
3rd Electoral District
Comprising the Cazas of
Limassoi and Papho.
Do.
TOTAL.
— Three
elected by the Ma–
hometan and nine
by the non-Maho–
metan Electors.
i Mahometan
1,892
Non-Mahometan
7,306
TOTAL.
Mahometan
6,122
Non-Mahometan
24,952