Hong Kong municipal election, 1977

Hong Kong municipal election, 1977
3 March 1977
6 (of 12) elected seats to the Urban Council
Turnout 19.66% Decrease12.48pp

  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 Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1977 for the 6 of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 7,308 voters cast ballots, 19.7% of the 37,174 registered electorates.

The Reform Club and the Civic Association put up five and four candidates and there was also one independent candidate.

Overview of outcome

Urban Council Election 1977
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Civic Edmund Chow 4,540 14.07
Reform Brook Bernacchi 4,363 13.52
Reform Henry H.L. Hu 4,060 12.58
Civic Peter C.K. Chan 4,030 12.49
Independent Tsin Sai-nin 3,925 12.16
Civic Ambrose K.C. Choi 3,733 11.56
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 32,272 19.7

References

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

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