1967 Hong Kong municipal election

none 1967 Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg parliamentary no 1965 Hong Kong municipal election 1965 1969 Hong Kong municipal election 1969 5 (of the 10) elected seats to the Urban Council 7 June 1967 26,202 10.72% 10,130 (38.66%) 16.54pp Brook Bernacchi Reform Club of Hong Kong 4 4 9,789 24.90% 150x150px Woo Pak-foo Hong Kong Civic Association 5 4 1 14,816 37.69% 325px The 1967 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 7 June 1967 for the five of the ten elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. A record of 38.7 per cent turnout as 10,130 of the 26,202 eligible voters came out and cast their ballots, in the middle of the Leftists' disturbances.選舉議員票數逾萬張 至今晨一時半選票始核計完畢 香港工商日報 1967-06-08 6 Incumbent Dr. Raymond Harry Shoon Lee, also the Reform Club vice-chairman who had earlier announced his intention retired, left Hong Kong for permanent residence abroad and his vacancy was taken by Woo Po-shing, while prominent activist Elsie Elliott who left the Club earlier and ran as an independent received the highest votes. The other newcomer was independent Dr. Denny Huang who defeated incumbent Cheung Wing-in of the Hong Kong Civic Association. Results Urban Council Election 1967 Independent (politician) Elsie Elliott 6,924 17.33 –0.09 Independent (politician) Denny Huang Mong-hwa 5,197 13.01 New Hong Kong Civic Association Hilton Cheong-Leen 4,555 11.40 Reform Club of Hong Kong Woo Po-shing 4,254 10.65 New Hong Kong Civic Association Solomon Rafeek 3,459 8.66 New Hong Kong Civic Association Cheung Wing-in 3,195 7.80 –13.17 Hong Kong Civic Association Peter Chi-kwan Chan 2,145 5.37 Reform Club of Hong Kong Napoleon Chung-yiu Ng 1,770 4.43 Reform Club of Hong Kong Patrick Pak-toh Wong 1,611 4.03 Hong Kong Civic Association Pun Chung-chik 1,462 3.66 Labour Party of Hong Kong George S. Kennedy Skipton 1,262 3.16 Independent (politician) Maureen Clark 753 1.88 Reform Club of Hong Kong Billy K. S. Leong 646 1.62 Independent (politician) Y. B. Low 569 1.42 10,130 38.66 +16.54 26,202 −10.72 Citations References Lau, Y.W. (2002). A history of the municipal councils of Hong Kong : 1883-1999 : from the Sanitary Board to the Urban Council and the Regional Council. Leisure and Cultural Service Dept. Pepper, Suzanne (2008). Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform. Rowman & Littlefield. Hong Kong municipal election Municipal election Urban Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong municipal election