Hong Kong municipal election, 1956
Hong Kong municipal election, 1956
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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] Alison Bell, a Scottish-born Hong Kong doctor ran as the candidate for the Reform Club became the first woman to be elected to the council. 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 |
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Reform |
Chan Shu-woon |
4,205 |
14.02 |
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Reform |
Alison Bell |
4,122 |
13.74 |
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Civic |
Li Yiu-bor |
2,880 |
9.60 |
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Civic |
Woo Pak-foo |
2,567 |
8.56 |
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Civic |
Oswald Cheung |
2,229 |
7.43 |
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Civic |
Hilton Cheong-Leen |
2,069 |
6.90 |
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Civic |
Kot Lun-hung |
1,588 |
5.29 |
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Civic |
Ma Mak |
1,574 |
5.25 |
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Citations
- ↑ "The Election". The China Mail. 8 March 1956. p. 1.
- ↑ "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.
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.
