[1] Legislative Council was an attempt by the British to infuse parliamentary democracy with inputs from the political class in Swaziland.
Sobhuza II agreed to the formation of the Council for both Europeans and black Swazis.
Eight members would be chosen through the traditional Tinkhundla system, which was essentially by appointment.
[1] The first and only elections to the Legislative Council took place in June 1964, and resulted in an overwhelming majority of pro-monarchical pro-Sobhuza traditional and conservative elements.
[1] As a result, the Council would be replaced by a bicameral Parliament of Swaziland in 1967.