:1909 Hong Kong sanitary board election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1909 Hong Kong sanitary board election
| country = Hong Kong
| flag_image = Flag of Hong Kong (1876–1941 and 1945–1955).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1906 Hong Kong sanitary board election
| previous_year = 1906
| previous_mps =
| next_election = 1912 Hong Kong sanitary board election
| next_year = 1912
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election =
| election_date = 20 January 1909
| elected_mps =
| image1 = 120px
| nominee1 = A. Shelton Hooper
| party1 = Nonpartisan candidate
| home_state1 =
| running_mate1 =
| electoral_vote1 =
| states_carried1 =
| popular_vote1 = 504
| percentage1 = 38.0%
| image2 = 120px
| nominee2 = Gerard H. L. Fitzwilliams
| party2 = Nonpartisan candidate
| home_state2 =
| running_mate2 =
| electoral_vote2 =
| states_carried2 =
| popular_vote2 = 343
| percentage2 = 25.8%
| image4 =
| nominee4 = R. A. Belilios
| party4 = Nonpartisan candidate
| home_state4 =
| running_mate4 =
| electoral_vote4 =
| states_carried4 =
| popular_vote4 = 313
| percentage4 = 23.6%
| image5 =
| nominee5 = H. Percy Smith
| party5 = Nonpartisan candidate
| home_state5 =
| running_mate5 =
| electoral_vote5 =
| states_carried5 =
| popular_vote5 = 167
| percentage5 = 12.6%
| title = Members
| before_election = Henry Humphreys
A. Shelton Hooper
| before_party =
| after_election = A. Shelton Hooper
Gerard H. L. Fitzwilliams
| after_party =
| map_image =
| map_size = 325px
| map_caption =
}}
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.{{citation|title=The sanitary board election.|newspaper=Hong Kong Daily Press|date=21 January 1909|page=2}}
Result
class="wikitable" | |
Names | Votes |
---|---|
Mr. Augustus Shelton Hooper | 504 |
Dr. Gerard Hall Lloyd Fitzwilliams | 343 |
Dr. Raphael Aaron Belilios | 313 |
Mr. Horace Percy Smith | 167 |
Citations
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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.
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