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General elections were held in Bermuda from 2 to 4 June 1948. Women had been given the right to vote and stand for election in 1944 and had been able to vote in a by-election in Paget in the same year. This was the first general election in which they could vote and be candidates.
There were around 4,120 electors, although this included many property owners who were allowed more than one registration to vote.
Results
Two women were elected, Hilda Aitken and Edna Watson.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire | Robert Nathaniel Hodgson | 156 | Elected |
| John William Cox | 154 | Elected | |
| Hereward Watlington | 153 | Elected | |
| Nicholas Bayard Dill | 148 | Elected | |
| Walter Robinson | 82 | ||
| Hamilton | Harry North | 148 | Elected |
| Percy Outerbridge | 142 | Elected | |
| Henry Wilkinson | 139 | Elected | |
| Willis Furbert | 123 | Elected | |
| Hilton Gray Hill | 122 | ||
| John Gwynne Bassett | 42 | ||
| Paget | Ross Winter | 170 | Elected |
| St George Butterfield | 166 | Elected | |
| Edna Watson | 145 | Elected | |
| W.W. Davidson | 125 | Elected | |
| J.E. Frith | 117 | ||
| Leon Powell | 114 | ||
| J.F. Tucker | 57 | ||
| Rejected | 2 | ||
| Pembroke | H.D. Butterfield | 436 | Elected |
| J.E. Pearman | 436 | Elected | |
| David Tucker | 363 | Elected | |
| Gilbert Cooper | 362 | Elected | |
| Morris Gibbons | 351 | Unseated | |
| Edward Nicholl | 243 | ||
| St George's | Dudley Spurling | 259 | Elected |
| Samuel Seward Toddings | 247 | Elected | |
| E.P.T. Tucker | 242 | Elected | |
| Collingwood Burch | 234 | Elected | |
| Edgar F. Gordon | 216 | Unseated | |
| Frances Fox | 42 | ||
| Sandys | F.C. Misick | 227 | Elected |
| C.G. Gilbert | 213 | Elected | |
| Jeffrey Carlton Astwood | 184 | Elected | |
| W.E. Roberts | 182 | Elected | |
| G.O. Ratteray | 146 | ||
| Alice Scott | 103 | ||
| Smith's | B.C.C. Outerbridge | 145 | Elected |
| Henry Vesey | 145 | Elected | |
| Hilda Aitken | 101 | Elected | |
| Russell Levi Pearman | 87 | Elected | |
| Howard Mercer | 77 | ||
| Clarence Peniston | 44 | ||
| Southampton | Reginald Conyers | 137 | Elected |
| Edgar Roderic Williams | 130 | Elected | |
| George Williams | 180 | Elected | |
| John Vesey | 179 | Elected | |
| Edgar F. Gordon | 112 | ||
| Walter Robinson | 100 | ||
| James Smith | 91 | ||
| Leonard Charles Bascombe | 90 | ||
| Warwick | Donald Smith | 225 | Elected |
| E.H. Barnes | 180 | Elected | |
| E.T. Richards | 176 | Elected | |
| Edmond Gibbons | 170 | Elected | |
| F.H. Edmondson | 165 | ||
| Paul Jones | 55 | ||
| Rufus Astwood | 35 | ||
| Earlington Simons | 32 | ||
| Rejected | 0 | ||
| Source: Royal Gazette, Royal Gazette, Royal Gazette | |||
References
- ^ Over 1,000 More Votes To Be Cast Than In 1943 The Royal Gazette, 2 June 1948
- Bermuda's History from 1939 World War 2 to 1951 Bermuda Online
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