1977 Hong Kong municipal election

1977 Hong Kong municipal election
← 1975 3 March 1977 1979 →
6 (of the 12) elected seats to the Urban Council
Registered37,174 Increase9.09%
Turnout7,308 (19.66%) Decrease12.34pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hilton Cheong-Leen Brook Bernacchi
Party Civic Reform
Seats before 4 3
Seats after 4 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 15,098 13,249
Percentage 46.78% 41.05%
Chairman before election

A. de O. Sales
Independent

Elected Chairman

A. de O. Sales
Independent

The 1977 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1977 for the six of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 7,308 voters cast ballots, 19.7 per cent of the 37,174 registered electorate, about 3,000 less than last election and the lowest turnout in ten years.[1]

The Reform Club of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Civic Association each put up five and four candidates respectively and there was also one independent candidate Tsin Sai-nin seeking for re-election. All six incumbents were returned out of the 10 candidates with Edmund Chow receiving the most votes, taking over veteran Brook Bernacchi.

Overview of outcome

Urban Council Election 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Edmund Chow 4,540 14.07 +4.35
Reform Brook Bernacchi 4,363 13.52 +0.83
Reform Henry H. L. Hu 4,060 12.58 −0.12
Civic Peter C. K. Chan 4,030 12.49 +1.18
Independent Tsin Sai-nin 3,925 12.16 +2.39
Civic Ambrose K. C. Choi 3,733 11.56 +1.95
Civic Wilson W. S. Tuet 2,795 8.66
Reform Francis Chaine 2,539 7.87
Reform Frederick S. K. Yu 1,184 3.67
Reform Tang Man-sit 1,103 3.42
Turnout 7,308 19.66 −12.34
Registered electors 37,174 +9.09

Citations

  1. ^ "市民選舉情況冷淡 投票人數十年最低". 華僑日報. 1977-03-04. p. 9.

References

UK Parliament. Hong Kong Urban Council. HC Deb 5 April 1977 vol 929 cc412-6W.