1940 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election

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General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 16 September 1940. The Workers' League won all the elected seats.

Electoral system

The Council had five elected members, with each island acting as a constituency; St Kitts returned three members, whilst Anguilla and Nevis returned one each. The right to vote was restricted to those over the age of 21 who had an income of at least £30 per annum, owned property with a value of at least £100, paid at least £12 of rent per year, or had paid at least 15 shillings of direct tax in the previous year.

Results

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Notes
Anguilla	Albert Elliot Owen		44	53.66	Elected
Anguilla	James Claxton		38	46.34
Nevis	F Henville		Unopposed		Elected
St Kitts	Edgar Challenger	Workers' League	461	28.96	Elected
	Thomas Manchester	Workers' League	444	27.89	Elected
	Joseph Matthew Sebastian	Workers' League	371	23.30	Elected
	G P Boon		316	19.85
Source: O'Flaherty

References

^ Victoria Borg O'Flaherty (2004) 20th century election results in St. Kitts - Nevis, The National Archives, p5
Robert J Alexander & Eldon M Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, Greenwood Publishing Group, p136
^ Brief History of the Electoral Process in Anguilla Central Electoral Office

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West Indies elections	1958
See also: Elections and referendums in Nevis

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