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POLITICAL FRANCHISE.
Ktvne of Electoral Dirision Number of Repreaentatires
Number of
registered
Electors at lost
General Election
Number of
Voters at last
General Election
Dite of last
General Eleetion
Remarks
The Island is divided
into three Electoral
Districts, as follows:
\nt. Electoral District
comprising the Cazas
of Nicosia and Kyre–
nia
2nd Electoral District
Comprising die Cazas
of Famagusta and
Larnaca
Four: one elected by
the Mahometan and
three by the non-
Mahometau Electors
3rd Electoral District
Coraprisi .!_'• die Cazas
of Limassoi aud
Paphos
Mahometan :
4.261
Non-Mahometan
19,882
do.
Mahometan :
5.279
Non-Mahometan
14.385
do.
T O T A L . — T h r e e elected
by the Mahometan
and nine by the non-
Mahometan Electors
Mahometan :
3,623
Non-Mahometan
14.842
TOTAL.—
Mahometan: j
13.163 ;
Non-Mahometan!
49 109 !
Mahometan :
I,.522 (a)
Non-Mahometan
3rd November,
1921.
Mahometan: |
3,47? («)
Non-Mai;ometan|
('0 !
Mahometan :
2.460 ie) |
Non-Mahometan!
do.
do.
(«) A poll »«i
taken on tbe 10th
November, 1921.
(fi) N o poll took
place at Iaa
General Election.
(r) A poll *M
token on the l-.h
Nov.. 1921.
(d) N o Election
took place.
te) A poll f«i
taken on the 14th
Nov., 1921.
(/) N o Election
took place.
Every male person being either an Ottoman or a British Subject, or bavin-*; resided in the Island uot less thanfiveyeari
who has auained che age of 21 years and who is a payer of auy class of che taxes called Verghi, and has, ou or before che day
appointed for the making of the Voters' Lists in any year paid in respect of any Electoral District all Verghi payable bv hita
up to the 13th day of January (" N e w Style ") previous, is entitled to be registered as a voter, and, when so registered, to vote at
the ele :tioo of Members for such District.
His lace Majesty's Order in Council, dated 6th Jnly, 1907, providing for the formation of the Legislative Council, direct!
that there shall h. a session once at least iu each year so that a period of twelve calendar months do not intervene between
the last sitting in one session and thefirstsitting in the neit session.
Duration of session about twelve weeks.
T h e High Commissioner m a y prorogue or dissolre the Council whenever he thinksfit,but, unless sooner dissolved, th»
Elective Members hold their seats until the expiration of five years from the return of the first writs at the last General
Election.