Indian Members Of The Legislative Council Of Fiji
The number of Fiji Indians that could be elected to the Legislative Council was fixed over the years as follows:
- 1916 - 1929 - one nominated member.
- 1929 - 1937 - three elected members.
- 1937 - 1963 - three elected and two nominated members.
- 1963 - 1966 - four elected and two nominated.
- 1966 - 1972 - nine elected from communal constituencies and three from cross-voting constituencies.
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