Colonial Territories (Universal Suffrage)

HC Deb 17 February 1967 vol 741 c188W

Mr. Whitaker

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs which of Great Britain's colonial possessions do not yet have universal suffrage.

Mrs. Hart

Aden, the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Hong Kong, Rhodesia and Seychelles. Proposals are under consideration for the introduction of universal suffrage in the British Solomon Islands, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands and Seychelles before the end of this year.