<P> An Order - in - Council coming into effect on 31 December 1953 provided for a new Legislative Council to consist of a Speaker ex officio, eight nominated officials, twelve elected unofficials, four African unofficial members nominated by the Governor on the advice the African Representative Council, and two nominated unofficial European members representing the interests of Africans . The nominated officials were identified as the Chief Secretary, Attorney General, Financial Secretary, and Secretary for Native Affairs, and four others . </P> <P> 1959 saw a large increase in the proportion of elected members . The Legislative Council then consisted of the Speaker and 30 members . All but eight of these members were to be elected: the eight nominated were the same four named posts as before, two others, and two nominated unofficial members (who were not specifically responsible for African interests). These two members were retained to provide that there were some members who could be called upon for Ministerial duties if there were too few elected members willing to do so . </P> <P> The 22 elected members were organised in such a way as to ensure that there were eight African and 14 Europeans . The electoral roll was divided into' General' and' Special' with Special voters having much lower financial requirements than General voters, so that the majority of Special voters were Africans (the nationality requirement had been varied so that British Protected Persons were eligible to vote). In the towns in which a majority of Europeans lived, there were twelve constituencies; special voters could have no more than one third of the influence on the total . </P> <P> In the rural areas where most Africans lived, six special constituencies were drawn . Both general and special voters participated in the elections and their votes counted for equal weight, although the majority of voters were Africans . In the special constituency areas, there were two composite' Reserved European seats', in which special voters were restricted to one third of the influence . There were also two' Reserved African seats' in the areas of the ordinary constituencies, although all votes counted in full . </P>

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