1955 Hong Kong municipal election

1955 Hong Kong municipal election

30 March 1955
2 (of the 4) elected seats to the Urban Council
Turnout	3,650
First party   Leader Brook Bernacchi Party Reform Seats before 4 Seats after 4 Seat change Popular vote 3,283 Percentage 89.62% Swing 9.98pp

The 1955 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 30 March 1955 for the 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 last 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Woo Pak-chuen	1,659	45.35	+25.83
	Reform	Brook Bernacchi	1,624	44.27	+20.80
	Independent	G. O. Jones	375	10.25	6.24
Turnout			3,650

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.