| Election Name: | 1979 Hong Kong municipal election |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1977 Hong Kong municipal election |
| Previous Year: | 1977 |
| Next Election: | 1981 Hong Kong municipal election |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Seats For Election: | 6 (of the 12) elected seats to the Urban Council |
| Election Date: | 8 March 1979 |
| Registered: | 31,481 15.31% |
| Turnout: | 12,426 (39.47%) |
| Leader2: | Brook Bernacchi |
| Party2: | Reform Club of Hong Kong |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Seats After2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,579 |
| Percentage2: | 18.67% |
| Leader1: | Hilton Cheong-Leen |
| Party1: | Hong Kong Civic Association |
| Seats Before1: | 4 |
| Seats After1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,792 |
| Percentage1: | 19.09% |
| Chairman | |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
| Map Size: | 325px |
The 1979 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 8 March 1979 for the six of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 12,426 voters cast their ballots in the election, nearly 40 per cent of the 31,481 registered electorate, making it the most participated election before the 1983 reform.[1]
"Queen of the Polls" Elsie Elliott remained the top by receiving more than 8,000 votes, while her running mate Andrew Tu trailing at the 11th place out of 13 candidates and was not elected. Fresh faces Maria Tam and Augustine Chung who were both lawyers and ran as independents were first elected to the Council, while Tam soon became a high-flyer and dominated Hong Kong politics for more than forty years.