1975 Hong Kong municipal election explained

Election Name:1975 Hong Kong municipal election
Country:Hong Kong
Flag Image:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1973 Hong Kong municipal election
Previous Year:1973
Next Election:1977 Hong Kong municipal election
Next Year:1977
Seats For Election:6 (of the 12) elected seats to the Urban Council
Election Date:5 March 1975
Registered:34,078 8.93%
Turnout:10,903 (32.00%)
Leader2:Brook Bernacchi
Party2:Reform Club of Hong Kong
Seats Before2:3
Seats After2:3
Popular Vote2:6,141
Percentage2:12.41%
Swing2:42.73pp
Leader1:Hilton Cheong-Leen
Party1:Hong Kong Civic Association
Seats Before1:5
Seats After1:4
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:15,487
Percentage1:31.30%
Swing1:13.56pp
Chairman
Before Party:Independent (politician)
After Party:Independent (politician)
Map Size:325px

The 1975 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 5 March 1975 for six of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 10,903 eligible voters cast their votes, higher than any previous election, though still less than a third of registered voters, less than five per cent of those eligible ratepayers, civil servants, professionals and other professions and a much tinier proportion still of the adult population.[1] For the first time polling stations were set up in the New Territories satellite towns in Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long and Tai Po.

Incumbents Elsie Elliott, Hilton Cheong-Leen, Denny Huang, Wong Pun-cheuk and Cecilia Yeung all retained their seats while Yeung won by a narrow margin. Henry Luk, a 52-year-old outspoken independent, editor of the pro-KMT Chinese-language newspaper Truth Daily, was the only new candidate elected.[2] Luk had notably campaigned for free democratic elections for the Legislative Council.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hughes, Richard. Borrowed Place Borrowed Time. Andre Deutsch. 1976. London. 37. 0233966986.
  2. News: zh:葉錫恩黃夢花張有興黃品卓陸海安楊勵賢當選市局議員. Kung Sheung Daily News 香港工商日報. 6 March 1975. Chinese. 6.