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POLITICAL FRANCHISE.
Name ot Electoral Dirision
Number
Of Represen*
tatires
N'umoer ot
registered
Electors it
last General
Election
Number of
Voters -c last
General
Election
Date of last j
General
Election i
For the purpose of election of Mohammedan
Members the Island is divided into three
Electoral Districts, as follows :—
lst Electoral District :
Nicosia and Kyrenia
2nd Electoral District:
Famagusta and Larnaca
Zrd Electoral District :
Limassoi and Paphos
Totals
For the purpose of election of non-Moham–
medan Members the Island is divided into twelve
Electoral Dstricts, as follows :—
N I C O S I A D I S T R I C T :
1st Electoral District:
The Nahieh of Deyirmenlik
2nd Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Dach
Zrd Electoral District:
The Nahiehs of LefIca and Morphou
KYRENIA DISTRICT :
ith Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Kvrenia
FAMAGUSTA DISTRICT:
oth Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Famagusta
Qth Electoral District :
The Nahiehs of Messaoria and Karpass
LARNACA DISTRICT :
1th Electoral District :
AH that portion of the Nahieh of Larnaca east of
the Nicosia-Larnaca Road, including Larnaca
town (Municipal limits)
Sth Electoral District :
All that portion of the Nahieh of Larnaca west of
the Nicosia-Larnaca Road, excluding Larnaca
town (Municipal limits)
LIMASSOL DISTRICT :
9th Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Limassoi
10th Electoral District :
The Nahiehs of Evdhymou and Kilani
PAPHOS DISTRICT :
llth Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Paphos
12th Electoral District :
The Nahiehs of Khrvsokhou and Kelokethara ..
one
one
one
one
one
one
one
one
one
3.566
6,091
2.182
3,483 :
i
one
one
one
three
one
one
one
4,096
3,940
5,580
13,616
3,974
3,381
6,420
2,384
2,691
3,477
8,552
2,863
2,626
4.764
2,845
3,402 2,278
2,940
1,813 ' —
2,934 i
5,015 i 3,438
1,657
1,992
Totals
twelve
45,342 I 29,966
1 Oct.,
1925.
do.
do.
1 Oct.,
1925.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
3,081 2,306 | do.
do.
do.
do.
Remarki
Poll taken on:
13 Oct., 1925.
9 Oct., 1925.
8 Oct., 1925.
9 Oct., 1925.
9 Oct., 1925.
9 Oct., 1925.
9 Oct., 1925.
13 Oct., 1925.
12 Oct., 1925.
No poll.
Poll taken on
10 Oct., 1925.
3 Oct., 1925.
12 Oct., 1925.
8 Oct., 1925.
12 Oct., !
1. His Majesty's Cyprus (Legislative Council) Order in Council,
1925, dated the" 6th "of February, 19*25, provides that:—
(i.) Every male-person, being a British subject, or havintr
resided in the Colony not less than five years, w h o has attained
the age of 21 years, and w h o is a payor ot any class of the
taxes called Verghi. and has on or before the lst of January
("new style") in any year paid in respect of any electoral
district all Verghi payable by him up to that dare, is entitled
to be registered in the following year as a voter, and when
so registered, to vote at the election of members for such
district:
Provided that any such male person who, on or after the
2nd of January (' r.ew style ") in any year, and before the
time appointed for making the lists of voters in that year,
bas paid all Verghi payable by him up to the lst of Januarv
(" new style '*), is entitled to be registered as a voter for such
district on production of the receipt for such payment.
X o person is entitled to be registered as a voter if
(a) he has. within the six months immediately precedin**
the date of registration, received poor relief from public
funds, or
(6) he has been .sentenced by any Court in any part *i
His Majesty's Dominions to death or to penal servitude
or to imprisonment with hard labour for any term exceeding
12 months, and has not either suffered the punishment
to which he was sentenced or such other punishment -*->
by competent authority was substituted for the same or
received a free pardon from His Majesty, or
(c) he is of unsound mind.
N o person w h o has been retained or employed fur reward
by or on behalf of a candidate at an election for all or any
of the purposes of such election, as agent, clerk, messenger,
or in any other capacity, is entitled to vote at such election.
(ii.) There shall be a session of the Council once at least
in each year, so that a period of twelve calendar moatbf
do not intervene between the last sitting of one session and
the first sitting in the next session.
2. The duration of the session is about 12 weeks.