1915 Hong Kong sanitary board election

The 1915 Sanitary Board Election was held on 22 January 1915 for the 2 unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong.

1915 Hong Kong sanitary board election

22 January 1915

Nominee G. H. L. Fitzwilliams P. W. Goldring F. B. L. Bowley Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 363 223 220 Percentage 45.04% 27.67% 27.30%

Members before election G. H. L. Fitzwilliams P. W. Goldring Elected Members G. H. L. Fitzwilliams P. W. Goldring

Overview

Only ratepayers who were included in the Special and Common Jury Lists of the years or ratepayers who are exempted from serving on Juries on account of their professional avocations, unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council, or categories of profession were entitled to vote at the election.

The election took place from 4 to 6 p.m. on 22 January in the Registry of the Supreme Court. Out of 1200 eligible voters on the jurors list and 300 exemptions, only 430 voters polled.[1]

Three candidates ran for two seats with two long serving Board members F. B. L. Bowley and G. H. L. Fitzwilliams and also P. W. Goldring who was elected in the 1914 by-election, filling Bowley's vacant seat. Bowley was nominated by David Landale and seconded by Henry Pollock, Fitzwilliams by Henry Pollock and H. W. Looker and Goldring by E. J. Grist and H. S. Playfair.

Fitzwilliams and Goldring were elected and 806 votes out of 1,325 electorates were cast.

Sanitary Board Election 1915

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Dr. G. H. Frizwilliams	363	45.04
	Nonpartisan	P. W. Goldring	223	27.67
	Nonpartisan	F. B. L. Bowley	220	27.30

References

1. "SANITARY BOARD ELECTION". The Hong Kong Telegraph. 23 January 1915. p. 5.

• Endacott, G. B. Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history Hong Kong University Press. (1964)
• The Hong Kong Government Gazette