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