Ivan Dawson

Ivan Dawson, CBE was a British Virgin Islands politician.

Subsequent to the restoration of the Legislative Council of the British Virgin Islands in 1950, Dawson was elected as member for the Third District following general elections in 1957, 1960 and 1963. He was then elected as the member for the Second District in the 1967 general election, which introduced Ministerial rule in the British Virgin Islands, and he was appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Public Health. He later served as Deputy Speaker (1971-1975) and then Speaker (1975-1983) to the Legislative Council.

He was a founding member of the United Party. The Ivan Dawson Primary School and the Ivan Dawson Memorial Scholarship are named in his honour.

Electoral history

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Ivan Dawson electoral history
Year District Party Votes Percentage Winning/losing margin Result
1957 3rd District Non-party election -- -- -- Won
1960 3rd District Non-party election -- -- -- Won
1963 3rd District Non-party election 122 51.7% +8 Won
1967 2nd District BVI United Party 171 50.9% +32 Won

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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the House of Assembly
1975 - 1983
Succeeded by
Keith L. Flax
Preceded by
New office
Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly
1971 - 1975
Succeeded by
Leopold Smith