1955 Hong Kong municipal election

none 1955 Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg parliamentary no 1954 Hong Kong municipal election 1954 1956 Hong Kong municipal election 1956 2 (of the 4) elected seats to the Urban Council 30 March 1955 3,650 Brook Bernacchi 1952.png Brook Bernacchi Reform Club of Hong Kong 4 4 3,283 89.62% 9.98pp 325px The 1955 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 30 March 1955 for two of the four elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. It was the fourth Urban Council election in the post-war period. The turnout was low compared to the previous year, as only 3,650 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 Urban Council Election 1955選舉議員 Kung Sheung Daily News 31 March 1955 Reform Club of Hong Kong Woo Pak-chuen 1,659 45.35 +25.83 Reform Club of Hong Kong Brook Bernacchi 1,624 44.27 +20.80 Independent (politician) G. O. Jones 375 10.25 6.24 3,650 Citations 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. Hong Kong municipal election Municipal election Urban Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong municipal election