1909 Hong Kong sanitary board election

none 1909 Hong Kong sanitary board election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong (1876–1941 and 1945–1955).svg presidential no 1906 Hong Kong sanitary board election 1906 1912 Hong Kong sanitary board election 1912 20 January 1909 120px A. Shelton Hooper Nonpartisan candidate 504 38.0% 120px Gerard H. L. Fitzwilliams Nonpartisan candidate 343 25.8% R. A. Belilios Nonpartisan candidate 313 23.6% H. Percy Smith Nonpartisan candidate 167 12.6% Members Henry HumphreysA. Shelton Hooper A. Shelton HooperGerard H. L. Fitzwilliams 325px The 1909 Hong Kong Sanitary Board election was held on 20 January 1909 was an election for the two unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong. It was the first election with more than two contestants since the 1903 election. An Amendment of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance passed in 1908 by the Legislative Council slightly extended the electorate, reorganised the powers of the Board and officially defined the jurisdictions of the Board were Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Kowloon. It was the first election with more than two contestants since 1903. Four candidates ran in the election and among them Augustus Shelton Hooper and G. H. L. Fitzwilliams were elected.The sanitary board election. Hong Kong Daily Press 21 January 1909 2 Result Names Votes Mr. Augustus Shelton Hooper 504 Dr. Gerard Hall Lloyd Fitzwilliams 343 Dr. Raphael Aaron Belilios 313 Mr. Horace Percy Smith 167 Citations 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 Twentieth century impressions of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China. Their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources; editor in chief: Arnold Wright, assistant editor: H.A. Cartwright. Published 1908 by Lloyd's Greater Britain Pub. Co. in London. Hong Kong Category:1909 in Hong Kong Sanitary Category:January 1909 in Asia Category:1909 elections in the British Empire