1973 Hong Kong municipal election

The 1973 Urban Council election was held on 7 March 1973 for the 7 of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

1973 Hong Kong municipal election

7 March 1973
7 (of the 12) elected seats to the Urban Council
Registered	31,284 17.21%
Turnout	8,675 (27.73%) 1.14pp
First party Second party   Leader Brook Bernacchi Hilton Cheong-Leen Party Reform Civic Seats before 3 5 Seats after 5 5 Seat change 2 Popular vote 25,709 20,912 Percentage 55.14% 44.86% Swing 38.92pp 10.48pp
Elected Chairman A. de O. Sales Independent

Two new elected seats were created in the election. 8,675 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 27.64%.[1] The Reform Club of Hong Kong won four of the seven seats and the Hong Kong Civic Association won the other three. Candidates from the Reform Club, Tsin Sai-nin and Patrick Wong won the two new seats, with Wong Pun-cheuk secured the last seat of two-year term, different from the rest of the four-year terms seats.[2] Tsin and Wong later resigned from the Reform Club in 1974.[3]

Outcome

Urban Council Election 1973[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Reform	Brook Bernacchi	6,124	13.14	−3.06
	Reform	Henry H. L. Hu	5,920	12.70	−1.44
	Civic	Peter C. K. Chan	5,274	11.31	−0.90
	Reform	Tsin Sai-nin	4,556	9.77
	Civic	Edmund W. H. Chow	4,533	9.72
	Civic	Ambrose K. C. Choi	4,482	9.61
	Reform	Wong Pun-cheuk	4,040	8.67
	Civic	Sansan T. C. Ching	3,395	7.28
	Civic	Henry S. L. Wong	3,228	6.92
	Reform	Patricia Bernacchi	2,516	5.40
	Reform	Lai Siu-lam	1,443	3.10
	Reform	C. P. Young	1,110	2.38
Turnout			8,675	27.73

References

1. 市局選舉稀少六年僅見. Wah Kiu Yat Po 華僑日報 (in Chinese). 11 March 1973. p. 5.
2. 市政局選舉 今晨揭曉. Wah Kiu Yat Po 華僑日報 (in Chinese). 8 March 1973. p. 5.
3. 革新會主席貝納祺要求黃品卓錢世年應辭市局席位. Kung Sheung Daily News 香港工商日報 (in Chinese). 13 March 1973. p. 8.
4. 選舉議員今晨揭曉. Kung Sheung Daily News 香港工商日報 (in Chinese). 8 March 1973. p. 12.