1977 Hong Kong municipal election

None 1977 Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg parliamentary no 1975 Hong Kong municipal election 1975 1979 Hong Kong municipal election 1979 6 (of the 12) elected seats to the Urban Council 3 March 1977 37,174 9.09% 7,308 (19.66%) 12.34pp Brook Bernacchi Reform Club of Hong Kong 3 3 13,249 41.05% 150x150px Hilton Cheong-Leen Hong Kong Civic Association 4 4 15,098 46.78% Chairman A. de O. Sales Independent (politician) A. de O. Sales Independent (politician) 325px The 1977 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1977 for the six of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 7,308 voters cast ballots, 19.7 per cent of the 37,174 registered electorate, about 3,000 less than last election and the lowest turnout in ten years.市民選舉情況冷淡 投票人數十年最低 華僑日報 1977-03-04 9 The Reform Club of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Civic Association each put up five and four candidates respectively and there was also one independent candidate Tsin Sai-nin seeking for re-election. All six incumbents were returned out of the 10 candidates with Edmund Chow receiving the most votes, taking over veteran Brook Bernacchi. Overview of outcome Urban Council Election 1977 Hong Kong Civic Association Edmund Chow 4,540 14.07 +4.35 Reform Club of Hong Kong Brook Bernacchi 4,363 13.52 +0.83 Reform Club of Hong Kong Henry H. L. Hu 4,060 12.58 −0.12 Hong Kong Civic Association Peter C. K. Chan 4,030 12.49 +1.18 Independent (politician) Tsin Sai-nin 3,925 12.16 +2.39 Hong Kong Civic Association Ambrose K. C. Choi 3,733 11.56 +1.95 Hong Kong Civic Association Wilson W. S. Tuet 2,795 8.66 Reform Club of Hong Kong Francis Chaine 2,539 7.87 Reform Club of Hong Kong Frederick S. K. Yu 1,184 3.67 Reform Club of Hong Kong Tang Man-sit 1,103 3.42 7,308 19.66 −12.34 37,174 +9.09 Citations References UK Parliament. Hong Kong Urban Council. HC Deb 5 April 1977 vol 929 cc412-6W. Hong Kong Category:1977 in Hong Kong Urban Category:March 1977 in Asia Category:1977 elections in the British Empire