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.

1891 Hong Kong sanitary board election

17 June 1891
Registered	445 33.48%
Turnout	256 (57.53%) 29.58pp
Nominee J. D. Humphreys J. J. Francis A. Shelton Hooper Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 217 198 77 Percentage 44.11% 40.24% 15.65%
Members before election J. D. Humphreys J. J. Francis Elected Members J. D. Humphreys J. J. Francis

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.

Overview of outcome

Sanitary Board Election 1891

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	John David Humphreys	217	44.11	+6.14
	Nonpartisan	J. J. 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.