Hong Kong municipal election, 1956

Hong Kong municipal election, 1956
7 March 1956
6 (of 8) elected seats to the Urban Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Brook Bernacchi Brigant Cassian
Party Reform Civic
Seats before 4 new
Seats after 6 2
Seat change Increase2 Increase2
Popular vote 17,085 12,907
Percentage 56.97% 43.03%
Swing Decrease32.65% N/A

The 1955 Urban Council Election was held on 7 March 1956. The elected seats were extended from 4 to 8 seats and the election was for the 6 of the 8 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

Overview

6,040 of the 14,682 (about 41%) eligible voters cast their ballots in this election, highest turnout rate in the history of the Urban Council elections.

The newly established political group Civic Association won 2 of the 6 seats while the rest were won by the Reform Club. The China Mail commented the election as "the first of a genuine 'political contest'".[1] The four candidates who gained the highest votes would have a three-year term and the other two would have only a one-year term.

Outcome of election

Urban Council Election 1956[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Philip Au 4,465 40.40 –25.51
Reform Raymond Harry Shoon Lee 4,293 14.31 –24.93
Reform Chan Shu-woon 4,205 14.02
Reform Alison Bell 4,122 13.74
Civic Li Yiu-bor 2,880 9.60
Civic Woo Pak-foo 2,567 8.56
Civic Oswald Cheung 2,229 7.43
Civic Hilton Cheong-Leen 2,069 6.90
Civic Kot Lun-hung 1,588 5.29
Civic Ma Mak 1,574 5.25

Citations

  1. ↑ "The Election". The China Mail. 8 March 1956. p. 1.
  2. ↑ "六位當選議員發言談話 決定履行諾言為眾服務". Kung Sheung Daily News. 9 March 1956.

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