Election Name: | 1957 Hong Kong municipal election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Flag Image: | Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1956 Hong Kong municipal election |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1959 Hong Kong municipal election |
Next Year: | 1959 |
Seats For Election: | 4 (of the 8) elected seats to the Urban Council |
Election Date: | 8 March 1957 |
Registered: | 19,305 31.49% |
Turnout: | 6,916 (35.82%) |
Image1: | Brook Bernacchi 1952.png |
Leader1: | Brook Bernacchi |
Party1: | Reform Club of Hong Kong |
Seats Before1: | 6 |
Seats After1: | 5 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 11,716 |
Percentage1: | 43.50% |
Swing1: | 13.47pp |
Leader2: | Brigant Cassian |
Party2: | Hong Kong Civic Association |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats After2: | 3 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 15,219 |
Percentage2: | 56.50% |
Swing2: | 13.47pp |
Map Size: | 325px |
The 1957 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 8 March 1957 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Since this election the term of the members was extended from two years to four years.
6,916 of the 19,305 eligible voters cast their ballots. Two incumbents of the Hong Kong Civic Association, Li Yiu-bor and Woo Pak-foo who won their seats last year retained their seats, while Hilton Cheong-Leen gained a seat for the Civic Association by defeating incumbent Woo Pak-chuen, Woo Pak-foo's brother, of the Reform Club of Hong Kong and took the last seat.
An extraordinary Urban Council Election took place on 12 June 1957 due to Brook Bernacchi resigned with the allegations of over-expenditure on election. Bernacchi stood as a candidate again, facing the challenge from Civic Association's K. B. Allport who was unelected in March. Bernacchi defeated Allport with 2,590 to 1,486 votes.