The country's electoral system was designed by Lord Dufferin, who was said by The Times to have "adopted the design of a pyramid".[2] The first stage of the election involved the election of one "election delegate" (for which there was no eligibility criteria) in around 4,300 village constituencies.[2] A total of 797,571 citizens were eligible to vote in the first stage.[2] The delegates then met in the provincial capitals to elect a Provincial Council. The fourteen Provincial Councils then elected one member each to the Legislative Council.[2]