1923 Fijian general election
# 1923 Fijian general election

General elections were held in Fiji in 1923.

## Electoral system

The Legislative Council consisted of 12 official members (eleven civil servants and a British subject not holding public office), seven elected Europeans and two appointed Fijians. The Governor served as President of the council.

The Europeans were elected from six constituencies; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Suva, Vanua Levu & Taveuni and Western. Voting was restricted to men aged 21 or over who had been born to European parents (or a European father and was able to read, speak and write English) who were British subjects and had been continuously resident in Fiji for 12 months, owning at least £20 of freehold or leasehold property or having an annual income of at least £120, and were not on the public payroll.

| Constituency | Geographical area |
| - | - |
| Eastern | Lau Province, Lomaiviti Province |
| Northern | Ba District, Colo North Province, Ra Province |
| Southern | Colo East Province, Kadavu Province, Naitasiri Province, Namosi Province, Rewa Province (except Suva), Serua Province, Tailevu Province |
| Suva | Suva Municipality |
| Vanua Levu and Taveuni | Bua Province, Cakaudrove Province, Macuata Province |
| Western | Colo West Province, Lautoka District, Nadi District, Nadroga Province |

## Results

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern | John Maynard Hedstrom | 82 | 78.1 | Re-elected |
| Eastern | C.A. Brough | 23 | 21.9 | |
| Eastern | Informal votes | 1 | – | |
| Northern | Henry Lamb Kennedy | Unopposed | Unopposed | Elected |
| Southern | Alport Barker | 96 | 55.8 | Elected |
| Southern | John Linn Hunt | 76 | 44.2 | |
| Southern | Informal votes | 1 | – | |
| Suva | Henry Marks | 273 | 39.0 | Re-elected |
| Suva | Henry Milne Scott | 234 | 33.4 | Re-elected |
| Suva | George Frier Grahame | 193 | 27.6 | |
| Vanua Levu & Taveuni | Arthur Hallam Roberts | 92 | 49.2 | Elected |
| Vanua Levu & Taveuni | William Edmund Willoughby-Tottenham | 90 | 48.1 | Unseated |
| Vanua Levu & Taveuni | J. McConnell | 5 | 2.7 | |
| Vanua Levu & Taveuni | Informal votes | 4 | – | |
| Western | Percival William Faddy | 94 | 59.1 | Elected |
| Western | Charles Wimbledon Thomas | 65 | 40.9 | Unseated |
| Western | Informal votes | 4 | – | |
| Source: Fiji Elections |||||

## Aftermath

Badri Maharaj was nominated as the member representing Indo-Fijians, but subsequently resigned and the position was left unfilled.

