1891 Hong Kong sanitary board election
The 1891 Hong Kong Sanitary Board election held on 17 June 1891 was the second election for the two unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong.
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Registered | 445 33.48% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 256 (57.53%) 29.58pp | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Only ratepayers on the jury lists of the year were eligible to vote.
There were 256 out of the 445 persons of the electorate voted. Each elector could cast up to two votes. [1]
Overview of outcome
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nonpartisan | John David Humphreys | 217 | 44.11 | +6.14 | |
Nonpartisan | John Joseph Francis | 198 | 40.24 | +10.83 | |
Nonpartisan | Augustus Shelton Hooper | 77 | 15.65 | ||
Turnout | 225 | 57.53 | +29.58 | ||
Registered electors | 446 | −33.48 |
References
- Endacott, G. B. Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history Hong Kong University Press. (1964)
- "The Sanitary Board Election". The China Mail. 18 June 1891. p. 3.
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