Hong Kong municipal election, 1955
Hong Kong municipal election, 1955
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2 (of 4) elected seats to the Urban Council |
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First party |
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Leader |
Brook Bernacchi |
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Party |
Reform |
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Seats before |
4 |
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Seats after |
4 |
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Seat change |
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Popular vote |
3,283 |
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Percentage |
89.62% |
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Swing |
9.98% |
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The 1955 Urban Council Election was held on 30 March 1955 for the 2 of the 4 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.
The turnout was low compared to last year as only 1,914 voters cast their votes, 1,540 ballots from Hong Kong Island and 374 from Kowloon.
Brook Bernacchi and Woo Pak-chuen of the Reform Club were reelected. G.O. Jones who ran against the Reform Club for the third time was defeated.
Outcome of election
Citations
- ↑ "選舉議員". Kung Sheung Daily News. 31 March 1955.
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.