Hong Kong municipal election, 1953

Hong Kong municipal election, 1953

20 May 1953

4 elected (of 13) seats to the Urban Council
  First party
 
Leader Brook Bernacchi
Party Reform
Last election 1 seats, 33.58%
Seats before 1
Seats won 4
Seat change Increase2
Popular vote 6,374
Percentage 71.25%
Swing Increase37.67%

The 1953 Urban Council Election was held on 20 May 1953 for the 4 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

The elected seats extended from 2 seats to 4 seats in this election, which increased the total numbers of member from 13 to 15. For the first time the polling station was set in the Kowloon peninsula, at the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station in Tsim Sha Tsui, besides the one in Hong Kong Island. 2,536 of about 8,000 eligible voters cast ballots.

All candidates elected were from the Reform Club, including Brook Bernacchi and Woo Pak-chuen.

Outcome of election

Urban Council Election 1953[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Brook Bernacchi 2,100 23.47 +5.64
Reform Woo Pak-chuen 1,746 19.52 +3.77
Reform Raymond Harry Shoon Lee 1,304 14.58
Reform Philip Au 1,224 13.68
KRA P.J. Griffiths 981 10.97
KRA William Louey Sui-tak 745 8.33 -7.98
CRA Percy Chen 456 5.10 -1.94
Independent G.O. Jones 390 4.36
Turnout 2,536

Citations

  1. "Quiet, But Steady Stream Of Voters". China Mail. 20 May 1953.

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