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POLITICAL FRANCHISE.
N a m e of Electoral Dirision (Number of Representatives
Namber of
registered
Electors at last
General Election
Number of
Voters at last
General Election
Date of last
General Election
Remarks
The
Island is divided
into three Electoral
Districts, as follows:
lst Electoral District Four: one elected by
Comprising the Cazas j the Mahometan and
of Nicosia and Kyre- three by the non-!
nia
Mahometan Electors!
Mahometan:
4,261
Non-Mahometan
19,»82
2nd Electoral District
Comprising the Cazas
of Famagusta aud
Lamaca
do.
Mahometan :
1,522 («)
Non-Mahometan
3rd November,
1921.
3rd Electoral District
Comprising the Cazas
of Limassoi and
Paphos
do.
TOTAL.—Three elected
by the Mahometan
and nine by the non-
Mahometan Electors
Mahometan :
5,279
Non-Mahomotan
14,385
Mahometan:
3,477 (c)
Non-Mahometan
(rf)
Mahometan:
3,623
Non-Mahometan
14,842
TOTAL.—
Mahometan :
13,163
Non-Mahometan
49,109
do.
Mahometan :
2,460 (c)
Non-Mahometa
(/)
do.
ni
(c) The poll was
taken on the 10th
November, 1921.
{b) No poll tol-
place at last
General Election.
(/*) The poll was
token on the 12th
Nov., 1921.
(d) No Election
took place.
(
'e) The poll was
taken on the Uth
Nov., 1921.
(J) No Election
took place.
Every male person being either ac Ottoman or a British Subject, or having resided in the Island not lesB thanfivejean,
who has 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 daj
appointed for the making of the Voters' Lists in any year paid in respect of any Electoral District all Verghi payable by him
up to the 13 th day of 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.
His late Majesty's Order in Council, dated 6th July, 1907, providing for the formation of the Legislative Council, directi
that there shall be a session once at least iu each year so that a period of twelve calendar months ilo not intervene between
the last sitting in one session and thefirstsitting in the next session.
Duration of session about twelve weeks.
The High Commissioner may prorogue or dissolve the Council whenever he thinksfit.but, unless sootier dissolved, the
Elective Members hold their seats until the expiration of five years from the return of the first writs at the last General
Election.