On 25 November 2010, which country held a general election whereby the majority of seats (17 out of 26) in its Legislative Assembly were elected by universal suffrage for the first time?
2010 Tongan general election 2010 Tongan general election Early general elections under a new electoral law were held in Tonga on 25 November 2010. They determined the composition of the 2010 Tongan Legislative Assembly. The early elections were announced by the new King George Tupou V in July 2008 shortly before being crowned on 1 August 2008, and were preceded by a programme of constitutional reform. For the first time, a majority of the seats (17 out of 26) in the Tongan parliament were elected by universal suffrage, with the remaining nine seats being reserved for members of Tonga's nobility. This marked a major
1949 Falkland Islands general election appointed by the Governor. On 26 November 1948, in a meeting of the Privy Council, King George VI approved "Legislative Council (Elections) Ordinance No. 16 of 1948" which introduced elections to the Falklands for the first time, giving four seats of the Legislative Council to elected members. 1949 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1949 was held in February 1949 to elect members to the Legislative Council through universal suffrage. It was the first election in the history of the Falkland Islands, electing four out of the twelve Councillors (two from Stanley and one each from