1971 Hong Kong municipal election

The 1971 Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1971 for the 5 of the 10 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

1971 Hong Kong municipal election

3 March 1971

5 (of the 10) elected seats to the Urban Council
Registered37,788 9.87%
Turnout10,047 (26.59%) 2.74pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hilton Cheong-Leen Brook Bernacchi
Party Civic Reform
Seats before 5 3
Seats after 5 3
Seat change
Popular vote 13,016 6,139
Percentage 34.38% 16.22%
Swing 8.20pp 33.00pp

10,047 of the 37,797 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 26.6%.

Cecilia Yeung Lai Yin of the Club won the seat onto the Urban Council, becoming the first Chinese woman ever elected on this Council.

Outcome

Urban Council Election 1971
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elsie Elliott 7,578 20.02 +4.69
Civic Hilton Cheong-Leen 5,790 15.29 +3.89
Independent Denny M.H. Huang 5,550 14.66 +1.65
Civic Charles C.C. Sin 3,898 10.30
Reform Cecilia L.Y. Yeung 3,534 9.33
Independent Solomon Rafeek 3,395 8.97 +0.31
Reform Patrick P.T. Wong 2,605 6.88
Independent L.K. Ding 2,182 5.76
Civic Edmund W.H. Chow 1,693 4.47
Civic George K.F. Li 1,635 4.32
Turnout 37,860 26.6

References

  • Lau, Y.W. (2002). A history of the municipal councils of Hong Kong : 1883-1999 : from the Sanitary Board to the Urban Council and the Regional Council. Leisure and Cultural Service Dept.
  • Pepper, Suzanne (2008). Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform. Rowman & Littlefield.
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