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POLITICAL FRANCHISE.
N a m e of Electoral Division
Number
of RepreBen-
tati****t
For the purpose of election of Mohammedan
Members the Islaud is divided into three
Electoral Districts, as follows: —
lst Electoral District :
Nicosia and K3*renia
2nd Electoral District:
Famagusta and Larnaca
3rd 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 : —
NICOSIA DISTRICT :
Is* Electoral District:
The Nahieh of Deyirmenlik
2nd Electoral District. :
he Nahieh of Da-jh
3rd Electoral District :
The Nahiehs of Lefka and Morphou
K Y R E N I A DISTRICT :
•ith Electoral District:
The Nahieh of Kyrenia
F A M A G U S T A DISTRICT:
")th Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Famagusta
(Hh Electoral District :
The Nahiehs of Messaoria and Karpass
L A R N A C A DISTRICT :
~th Electoral District :
Ail that portion of the Nahieh of Larnaca east of
the Nicosia-Larnaca Boad. 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 :
Oth Electoral District. :
The Nahieh of Lim.-vssol
10*// Electoral District:
The Nahiehs of Evdhymou and I&lani
P A P H O S DISTRICT-
llth Electoral District :
The Nahieh of Paphos
12th Electoral District :
Tbe Nahiehs of Khrysokhou and Kelokethara ..
Totals
one
one
one
three
one
one
one
one
one
one
one
Number of
registered
Electors at
1 rut General
Election i
Namber of
Voters at Inst
General
Election
I
4.090
3.940
.).->
SO
13.010
3,402
6,091
Date of last
General
Klection
Remuki
2,384 1 Oct.,
1
1925.
2,091 : do.
3,477 do.
3,552
2.845 do.
2,278 j
2,940 ;
do.
do.
1,813 1 —
do.
Poll taken on:
| 13 Oct., 1925.
I 9 Oct., 1925.
8 Oct., 1925.
3,974 ! 2,863 i 1 Oct., i9 Oct.. 1925.
I
1925.
3.3S1 ! 2,626 do. ,9 Oct.. 1925.
6,420 ! 4.764 do. j 9 Oct., 1925.
9 Oct.. 1925.
13 Oct., 1925.
12 Oct., 1925.
No poll.
one
one
one
one
one
twelve
2,934
3.081
5,015
2,182
3.4S3
45.342
2,257
2,306
3,438
1,657
1,992
29,966
do.
do.
do.
do. .
do.
Poll taken on
10 Oct., 1925.
8 Oct., 1925.
12 Oct., 1925.
8 Oct., 1925.
12 Oct., 1925
.
1. His Majesty's Cyprus •'Legislative Council} Order in Council,
1925. dated the <>th of February, 1925, provides that:—
(i.) Every mule p«-r-">n. 'joins a British subject, or bavin?
resided :i- the Colony •,.>- less than five years, w h o has attained
the acre •-i" 21 years-. .»Ti»i who is a payer of any class of the
taxes called Verghi. and 1ms on or before the lst of January
("new style'") in -iry ".ear paid in respect of any electoral
district all Vershi payable by him up to that date, is entitled
to be registered .'n the following year as a voter, and when
so registered, to vote at the election of m e m b e r s for such
district:
Provided that any such male person who, on or after the
2nd of January ('"new style") in any year, and before the
time appointed for makinc the lists of voters in that year,
has paid all Verghi payable by him up to the lst of January
('" n e w Btyle " ) . 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 preceding
the date of registration, received poor relief from public
funds, or
(h) he has been sentenced by any Court in any part of
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 M
by competent authority was substituted for the same or
received a free pardon from His Majesty, or
'<*) heisof unsound mind.
X o person w h o has been retained or employed for r<*ward
by or on behalf of a candidate at an election for all or any
of the purposes of such election, as agent, clerk, messei»(*er.
or in any other capacity, is entitled to vote at such election.
(ii.) There shall bea session of the Council once at least
in each year, so that a period of twelve calendar months
ilo 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.