The 1959 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1959 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. The turnout rate dropped to 30.7 per cent but there were still 7,236 of the 23,584 eligible voters cast their votes, 5,354 ballots from Hong Kong Island and 1,882 from Kowloon.[1]Ernest Charles Wong, chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals won a seat for the Hong Kong Civic Association of which Philip Au of the Reform Club of Hong Kong retired from, while the other three Club incumbents were re-elected.
^"市政局議員競選". The Kung Sheung Daily News. 4 March 1959.
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.
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1959, hong, kong, municipal, election, 1959, hong, kong, urban, council, election, held, march, 1959, four, eight, elected, seats, urban, council, hong, kong, turnout, rate, dropped, cent, there, were, still, eligible, voters, cast, their, votes, ballots, from. The 1959 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1959 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong The turnout rate dropped to 30 7 per cent but there were still 7 236 of the 23 584 eligible voters cast their votes 5 354 ballots from Hong Kong Island and 1 882 from Kowloon 1 Ernest Charles Wong chairman of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals won a seat for the Hong Kong Civic Association of which Philip Au of the Reform Club of Hong Kong retired from while the other three Club incumbents were re elected 1959 Hong Kong municipal election 1957 3 March 1959 1961 4 of the 8 elected seats to the Urban CouncilRegistered23 584 22 17 Turnout7 236 30 68 5 14pp First party Second party Leader Brook Bernacchi Woo Pak fooParty Reform CivicSeats before 5 3Seats after 4 4Seat change 1 1Popular vote 12 030 6 010Percentage 47 67 23 82 Results EditUrban Council Election 1959 Party Candidate Votes Reform Chan Shu woon 5 021 19 90 5 88Reform Alison Mary Spencer Bell 3 624 14 36 0 62Reform Raymond Harry Shoon Lee 3 385 13 41 0 90Civic Ernest Charles Wong 3 076 12 19 NewIndependent Gerald Arthur de Basto 2 964 11 75Civic Cheung Wing in 2 940 11 65Independent Fogg Yatt chao 2 550 10 11Independent Lee Sheung pui 1 234 4 89Independent Lam Yung hon 441 1 75Turnout 7 236 30 68 5 14Registered electors 23 584 22 17Citations Edit 市政局議員競選 The Kung Sheung Daily News 4 March 1959 References EditLau 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 amp Littlefield Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 Hong Kong municipal election amp oldid 1130510430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
