1915 Hong Kong sanitary board election

Election for the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong 1915 Hong Kong sanitary board election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg presidential no 1914 Hong Kong sanitary board election 1914 1916 Hong Kong sanitary board election 1916 22 January 1915 1,325 806 (60.83%) 100px G. H. L. Fitzwilliams Nonpartisan candidate 363 45.04% 100px P. W. Goldring Nonpartisan candidate 223 27.67% 107px F. B. L. Bowley Nonpartisan candidate 220 27.30% Members G. H. L. FitzwilliamsP. W. Goldring G. H. L. FitzwilliamsP. W. Goldring 325px The 1915 Hong Kong Sanitary Board election was held on 22 January 1915 for the two unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong. Overview Only ratepayers who were included in the Special and Common Jury Lists of the years or ratepayers who are exempted from serving on Juries on account of their professional avocations, unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council, or categories of profession were entitled to vote at the election. The election took place from 4 to 6 p.m. on 22 January in the Registry of the Supreme Court. Out of 1200 eligible voters on the jurors list and 300 exemptions, only 430 voters polled.SANITARY BOARD ELECTION 23 January 1915 5 The Hong Kong Telegraph Three candidates ran for two seats with two long serving Board members F. B. L. Bowley and G. H. L. Fitzwilliams and also P. W. Goldring who was elected in the 1914 by-election, filling Bowley's vacant seat. Bowley was nominated by David Landale and seconded by Henry Pollock, Fitzwilliams by Henry Pollock and H. W. Looker and Goldring by E. J. Grist and H. S. Playfair. Fitzwilliams and Goldring were elected and 806 votes out of 1,325 electorates were cast. Sanitary Board Election 1915 Nonpartisan candidate Dr. G. H. Frizwilliams 363 45.04 Nonpartisan candidate P. W. Goldring 223 27.67 Nonpartisan candidate F. B. L. Bowley 220 27.30 806 60.83 1,325 References Endacott, G. B. Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history Hong Kong University Press. (1964) The Hong Kong Government Gazette Hong Kong Category:1915 in Hong Kong Sanitary Category:January 1915 in Asia Category:1915 elections in the British Empire