Hong Kong municipal election, 1967
Hong Kong municipal election, 1967
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The 1967 Urban Council Election was held on 7 June 1967 for the 5 of the 10 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.
Overview
The record of 38.7% turnout as 10,130 of the 26,202 eligible voters came out and cast their ballots, in the middle of the Leftist Riot.
Elsie Elliott left the Reform Club and ran as an Independent.
The incumbent Dr. Raymond Harry Shoon Lee, also the Club’s vice-chairman who had earlier announced his intention retired, left Hong Kong for permanent residence abroad and Woo Po-shing assumed his seat.
Outcome of election
| Urban Council Election 1967 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Independent |
Elsie Elliott |
6,924 |
17.33 |
–0.09 |
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Independent |
Denny Huang Mong-hwa |
5,197 |
13.01 |
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Civic |
Hilton Cheong-Leen |
4,555 |
11.40 |
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Reform |
Woo Po-shing |
4,254 |
10.65 |
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Civic |
Solomon Rafeek |
3,459 |
8.66 |
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Civic |
Cheung Wing-in |
3,195 |
7.80 |
–13.17 |
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Civic |
Peter Chi-kwan Chan |
2,145 |
5.37 |
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Reform |
Napoleon Chung-yiu Ng |
1,770 |
4.43 |
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Reform |
Patrick Pak-toh Wong |
1,611 |
4.03 |
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Civic |
Pun Chung-chik |
1,462 |
3.66 |
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Labour |
George S. Kennedy Skipton |
1,262 |
3.16 |
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Independent |
Maureen Clark |
753 |
1.88 |
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Reform |
Billy K.S. Leong |
646 |
1.62 |
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Independent |
Y.B. Low |
569 |
1.42 |
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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.
