Election Name: | 1953 Hong Kong municipal election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Flag Image: | Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1952 Hong Kong municipal election |
Previous Year: | 1952 |
Next Election: | 1954 Hong Kong municipal election |
Next Year: | 1954 |
Seats For Election: | 4 (of the 15) elected seats to the Urban Council |
Election Date: | 20 May 1953 |
Registered: | 10,798 |
Turnout: | 2,536 (23.49%) |
Image1: | Brook Bernacchi 1952.png |
Leader1: | Brook Bernacchi |
Party1: | Reform Club of Hong Kong |
Last Election1: | 1 seats, 33.58% |
Seats Before1: | 1 |
Seats1: | 4 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,374 |
Percentage1: | 71.25% |
Swing1: | 37.67pp |
Leader2: | William Louey |
Party2: | Kowloon Residents' Association |
Last Election2: | 1 seats, 16.31% |
Seats Before2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,726 |
Percentage2: | 19.30% |
Swing2: | 2.99pp |
Leader3: | Percy Chen |
Party3: | Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association |
Last Election3: | 0 seats, 7.04% |
Seats Before3: | 0 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 456 |
Percentage3: | 5.10% |
Swing3: | 1.94pp |
Map Size: | 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.