1937 Hong Kong municipal election

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1937 Hong Kong municipal election
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  1936 January 1937 1939  
 
Nominee R. A. de Castro Basto
Party KRA
Popular voteUncontested

Member before election

Li Shu Fan

Elected Member

R. A. de Castro Basto

The 1937 Hong Kong Urban Council election was supposed to be held in January 1937 for one of the two unofficial seats in the Urban Council of Hong Kong. It was supposed to be the first election of the Urban Council.

Dr. Roberto Alexandre de Castro Basto was again elected without being contested.

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