1957 Hong Kong municipal election

none 1957 Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1955.svg parliamentary no 1956 Hong Kong municipal election 1956 1959 Hong Kong municipal election 1959 4 (of the 8) elected seats to the Urban Council 8 March 1957 19,305 31.49% 6,916 (35.82%) 5.32pp Brook Bernacchi 1952.png Brook Bernacchi Reform Club of Hong Kong 6 5 1 11,716 43.50% 13.47pp Brigant Cassian.jpg Brigant Cassian Hong Kong Civic Association 2 3 1 15,219 56.50% 13.47pp 325px The 1957 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 8 March 1957 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Since this election the term of the members was extended from two years to four years. 6,916 of the 19,305 eligible voters cast their ballots. Two incumbents of the Hong Kong Civic Association, Li Yiu-bor and Woo Pak-foo who won their seats last year retained their seats, while Hilton Cheong-Leen gained a seat for the Civic Association by defeating incumbent Woo Pak-chuen, Woo Pak-foo's brother, of the Reform Club of Hong Kong and took the last seat. Results Urban Council Election 1957選議員今晨揭曉 公民會幾獲全勝 Kung Sheung Daily News 9 March 1957 Hong Kong Civic Association Li Yiu-bor 4,569 16.96 +7.36 Reform Club of Hong Kong Brook Bernacchi 3,923 14.56 −29.71 Hong Kong Civic Association Woo Pak-foo 3,755 13.94 +5.38 Hong Kong Civic Association Hilton Cheong-Leen 3,625 13.46 +6.56 Reform Club of Hong Kong Woo Pak-chuen 3,334 12.38 −32.97 Hong Kong Civic Association K. B. Allport 3,270 12.14 Reform Club of Hong Kong David See-chai Lam 2,365 8.78 Reform Club of Hong Kong Lee Sheung-ngai 2,094 7.77 6,916 35.82 −5.32 19,305 +31.49 By-election An extraordinary Urban Council Election took place on 12 June 1957 due to Brook Bernacchi resigned with the allegations of over-expenditure on election. Bernacchi stood as a candidate again, facing the challenge from Civic Association's K. B. Allport who was unelected in March. Bernacchi defeated Allport with 2,590 to 1,486 votes. 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