1940 Hong Kong municipal election
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The 1940 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 29 February 1940 for one of the two unofficial seats in the
1952 election
, twelve years later.
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.
| Names of Candidate (Surname first) |
Place of abode | Description | Names of Proposer | Names of Seconder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
de Castro Basto, Roberto Alexandre |
Beau Sejour, 123, Argyle Street, Kowloon | General Medical Practitioner, D.O.M.S. |
Manners, C.M., Major O.B.E. | |
Rodrigues, Alberto Maria |
126, Waterloo Road, Kowloon | General Medical Practitioner, M.B., B.S. | d'Almada e Castro, Leo | Dowbiggin, H.B.L. Honorary Lieutenant Colonel H.K.V.D.C., O.B.E. |
The two candidates were both from the Portuguese community in Hong Kong. Incumbent Dr.
O.B.E.[1]
The election took place in the office of the Registrar of the
Supreme Court from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 29 February. 682 eligible voters cast their votes but nine of them were declared invalid for various reasons. The Presiding Officer at the election was the Registrar Mr. L. R. Andrewes, assisted by Mr. W. R. N. Andrews, Miss Grace Ezra and three clerks.[1]
Dr. Rodrigues defeated the incumbent Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto by 407 votes to 266 votes as the result.
Citations
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