Hong Kong municipal election, 1959
Hong Kong municipal election, 1959
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The 1959 Urban Council Election was held on 3 March 1959 for the 4 of the 8 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.
The turnout rate dropped to 30.5% but there were still 7,236 voters cast their votes, 5,354 ballots from Hong Kong Island and 1,882 from Kowloon.
Outcome
Urban Council Election 1959 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Reform |
Chan Shu-woon |
5,021 |
19.90 |
+5.58 |
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Reform |
Alison Mary Spencer Bell |
3,624 |
14.36 |
+6.2 |
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Reform |
Raymond Harry Shoon Lee |
3,385 |
13.41 |
–9.0 |
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Civic |
Ernest Charles Wong |
3,076 |
12.19 |
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Independent |
Gerald Arthur de Basto |
2,964 |
11.75 |
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Civic |
Cheung Wing-in |
2,940 |
11.65 |
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Independent |
Fogg Yatt Chao |
2,550 |
10.11 |
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Independent |
Lee Sheung-pui |
1,234 |
4.89 |
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Independent |
Lam Yung-hon |
441 |
1.75 |
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Turnout |
25,235 |
30.5 |
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References
- 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.
- Pepper, Suzanne (2008). Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform. Rowman & Littlefield.