Hong Kong municipal election, 1954

Hong Kong municipal election, 1954

24 March 1954

2 (of 4) elected seats to the Urban Council   First party   Leader Brook Bernacchi Party Reform Seats before 4 Seats after 4 Seat change Popular vote 7,773 Percentage 79.64% Swing 8.39%

The 1954 Urban Council Election was held on 24 March 1954 for the 2 of the 4 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

4,957 of about 13,700 eligible voters cast their votes, 3,887 ballots from Hong Kong Island and 1,070 from Kowloon.

There were five candidates contesting in total and the Reform Club was able to secure the 2 seats they won in last year.

Outcome of election

Citations

References

• Pepper, Suzanne (2008). Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform. Rowman & Littlefield.
• Lau, Y.W. (2002). A history of the municipal councils of Hong Kong : 1883-1999 : from the Sanitary Board to the Urban Council and the Regional Council. Leisure and Cultural Service Dept.

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