1927 Municipal Councils elections in Mandatory Palestine
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Elections were held to the Municipal Councils in Mandatory Palestine between March and May 1927.
During the late Ottoman period in Palestine, the Ottoman Government recognized 22 Municipalities, which the British capet in place following the Sinai and Palestine campaign. In two cities there was a Jewish majority, Jerusalem and Tiberias, well the over cities had a Muslim or Christian majority.[1]
Election results
[edit]| District | Sub-District | Municipality | Election Day | Elected Mayur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | Gaza | Gaza | 8–9 April | |
| Khan Yunis | 6 April | Haj Salim Effendi Hussain | ||
| Majdal | 7 April | Taj-Addin Sha't | ||
| Beersheba | Beersheba | 12 April | Taju effendi Sha’t | |
| Jaffa | Jaffa | 27–29 May | Assem Bey al-Said | |
| Ramla | Ramla | 2 May | Sheikh Mustafa al-Khairi | |
| Lydda | 26 April | Ahmed Effendi Husseini | ||
| Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | 5–7 April | Raghib al-Nashashibi |
| Hebron | Hebron | 13–14 April | Sheikh Mukhlis Hammuri | |
| Ramallah | Ramallah | 24 March | Musa Effendi Khalil Musa | |
| Bethlehem | Bethlehem | 27 March | Nicolas Attalah Effendi Shahin | |
| Beit Jala | 27 March | Jiries Effendi Juma Abu Awad | ||
| Northern | Nablus | Nablus | 7 Aril | Suleiman Bey Abdel Razak Tukan |
| Jenin | Jenin | 31 March | Aref Effendi Abdulrahman | |
| Tulkarm | Tulkarm | 13 April | Abdulrahman Effendi al-Haj Ibrahim | |
| Bisan | Bisan | 30 March | Haj Mahmud Effendi Abdullah el-Safadi | |
| Haifa | Haifa | 16–18 April | Hassan Bey Shukri | |
| Shafa Amr | ? | Da'ud Sulaiman Talhami | ||
| Acre | Acre | 11 April | Abdul Fatah el-Sa'adi | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 9 April | Selim Effendi Bishara | |
| Tiberias | Tiberias | 26 April | Zaki Alhadif | |
| Safad | Safad | 12 April | Mohamed Effendi Hasan Abd al-Rahman |
References
[edit]- ^ Zeedan, R. (2020). “The Palestinian political parties and local self-governance during the British Mandate: Democracy and the clan.” In: Cohen, M. The British Mandate in Palestine (pp. 83-101). Routledge.