1903 Hong Kong sanitary board election

The 1903 Sanitary Board Election was held on 25 March 1903 was the second election for the 2 unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong under the reconstituted Public Health and Building Ordinance of 1903.

1903 Hong Kong sanitary board election
25 March 1903
 
Nominee H. E. Pollock Ahmet Rumjahn
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 225 141
Percentage 38.0% 23.82%
 
Nominee E. A. Hewett A. Shelton Hooper
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 121 105
Percentage 20.44% 17.74%
Elected Members

H. E. Pollock
Ahmet Rumjahn

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 were entitled to vote at the election.

Candidates
CandidatesOccupationNominatorSeconder
E. A. HewettAgent, P. & O. CompanyJ. H. LewisE. W. Mitchell
A. Shelton HooperSecretary, Hong Kong Land & Investment Co., Ltd.E. OsborneW. A. Curickshank
H. E. Pollock, K.C.Barrister-at-lawB. LaytonG. Balloch
Ahmet RumjahnArchitectJohn LemmE. M. Hazeland

Outcome

Henry Edward Pollock, the former Acting Attorney General and the member of the Executive and Legislative Council was elected.

Sanitary Board Election 1903
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Henry Edward Pollock 225 38.0
Nonpartisan Ahmet Rumjahn 141 23.82
Nonpartisan Edbert Ansgar Hewett 121 20.44
Nonpartisan Augustus Shelton Hooper 105 17.74

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
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