the legislative council elected in 1966 had 36 members. 25 seats represented "communal constituencies" (9 indigenous fijians (fijians and pacific islanders), 9 indo-fijians, and 7 general electors (europeans, chinese), elected on closed electoral rolls by voters registered as members of their respective ethnic groups. a further 9 members were elected from cross-voting (from 1972 referred to as "national") constituencies – seats allocated ethnically (3 for each ethnic constituency) but elected by universal suffrage. the remaining 2 members were nominated by the great council of chiefs. the president of the legislative council was h. maurice scott.