1927 Palestinian local elections
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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 recognised 22 municipalities, which the British kept in place following the Sinai and Palestine campaign. In two cities there was a Jewish majority, Jerusalem and Tiberias. Other cities had a Muslim or Christian majority.[1]
Results
| District | Sub-District | Municipality | Election day | Elected mayor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | Gaza | Gaza | 8â9 April | |
| Khan Yunis | 6 April | Haj Salim Effendi Hussain | ||
| Majdal | 7 April | Taj-Addin Sha't | ||
| Beersheba | Beersheba | 12 April | Taju effendi Shaât | |
| Jaffa | Jaffa | 27â29 May | Assem Bey al-Said | |
| Ramla | Ramla | 2 May | Sheikh Mustafa al-Khairi | |
| Lydda | 26 April | Ahmed Effendi Husseini | ||
| Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Jerusalem | 5â7 April | Raghib al-Nashashibi |
| Hebron | Hebron | 13â14 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 April | 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 | 16â18 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 |