General elections were held in British Guiana on 3 September 1935.
Electoral system The elections were held in accordance with the 1928 constitution, which established the Legislative Council, reducing the proportion of elected members and increasing the number of members appointed by the government.New constitution of 1928 Guyana.org The 30-member Legislative Council consisted of the Governor, two ex-officio members, eight official members, five unofficial members and 14 members elected in single-member constituencies.Historical information events and dates on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006 Parliament of Guyana
Results ConstituencyElected memberBerbice RiverJoseph EleazarCentral DemeraraJohn Ignatius De AguiarDemerara-EssequiboJung Bahadur SinghDemerara RiverArthur George KingEastern BerbiceEdward Alfred LuckhooEastern DemeraraHubert Chester HumphrysEssequibo RiverAlfred Railton Crum EwingGeorgetown CentralPercy Claude WightGeorgetown NorthFrederick Jacob SeafordGeorgetown SouthJoseph GonsalvesNew AmsterdamEustace Gordon WoolfordNorth Western DistrictCharles Ramkissoon JacobWestern BerbicePeer BacchusWestern EssequiboSydney Howard SeymourSource: Parliament of Guyana
Aftermath The first meeting of the newly elected Council was held on 15 October. As there were no elections until 1947, the elected Legislative Council became known as the "Long Parliament".Guyana during the Second World War Guyana.org
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