1960 British Virgin Islands general election
The British Virgin Islands general election, 1960 was a general election held in the British Virgin Islands on 11 October 1960 for seats on the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands.
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For the general election the Territory was divided into five districts, the largest of which (the 2nd District - Road Town) would have two members. All seats were contested.
The Supervisor of Elections was Norwell Elton Allenby Harrigan.
Candidates
At the time candidates were not affiliated with political parties.
The following candidates stood:[1]
List of Candidates
| District | Candidates |
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| 1st District | H. Lavity Stoutt |
| Joseph E. Romney | |
| 2nd District | Isaac G. Fonseca |
| Carlton de Castro | |
| Lawrence de Castro | |
| Howard R. Penn | |
| Leopold Smith | |
| 3rd District | Ivan Dawson |
| Mento Dawson | |
| 4th District | Shasael Lettsome |
| Leslie F. Malone | |
| 5th District | Theodolph Faulkner |
| Waldo O'Neal | |
| Charles Roy |
Results
Exact voting counts are not recorded, but the following candidates were declared winners:[2]
List of Elected Members
| District | Member(s) |
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| 1st District | H. Lavity Stoutt |
| 2nd District (two members) | Isaac G. Fonseca |
| Howard R. Penn | |
| 3rd District | Ivan Dawson |
| 4th District | Leslie F. Malone |
| 5th District | Theodolph Faulkner |
Footnotes
- "BVI election and information results 1950-2011" (PDF). BVI Deputy Governor's Office. p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.
- "BVI election and information results 1950-2011" (PDF). BVI Deputy Governor's Office. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.
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