1953 Hong Kong municipal election

none 1953 Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg parliamentary no 1952 Hong Kong municipal election 1952 1954 Hong Kong municipal election 1954 4 (of the 15) elected seats to the Urban Council 20 May 1953 10,798 2,536 (23.49%) Brook Bernacchi 1952.png Brook Bernacchi Reform Club of Hong Kong 1 seats, 33.58% 1 4 3 6,374 71.25% 37.67pp William Louey Kowloon Residents' Association 1 seats, 16.31% 1 0 1 1,726 19.30% 2.99pp Percy Chen Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association 0 seats, 7.04% 0 0 456 5.10% 1.94pp 325px The 1953 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 20 May 1953 for the four elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. The elected seats extended from two seats to four seats in this election, which increased the total numbers of member from 13 to 15. For the first time the polling station was set in the Kowloon peninsula, at the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station in Tsim Sha Tsui, besides the one in Hong Kong Island. Despite that, only 2,536 of 10,798 eligible voters, about 20 percent of the electorate, cast ballots, less than last year. All candidates from the Reform Club, including Brook Bernacchi and Woo Pak-chuen were elected, while incumbent William Louey lost the re-election. Results Urban Council Election 1953Quiet, But Steady Stream Of Voters China Mail 20 May 1953 Reform Club of Hong Kong Brook Bernacchi 2,100 23.47 +5.64 Reform Club of Hong Kong Woo Pak-chuen 1,746 19.52 +3.77 Reform Club of Hong Kong Raymond Harry Shoon Lee 1,304 14.58 New Reform Club of Hong Kong Philip Au 1,224 13.68 New Kowloon Residents' Association P. J. Griffiths 981 10.97 Kowloon Residents' Association William Sui-tak Louey 745 8.33 −7.98 Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association Percy Chen 456 5.10 −1.94 Independent (politician) G. O. Jones 390 4.36 2,536 23.49 10,798 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