1961 Hong Kong municipal election

The 1961 Hong Kong Urban Council election was supposed to be held in March 1961 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

1961 Hong Kong municipal election
March 1961
4 (of the 8) elected seats to the Urban Council
  First party Second party
 
Leader Woo Pak-foo Brook Bernacchi
Party Civic Reform
Seats before 4 4
Seats after 4 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote Uncontested Uncontested

In 1960 the two major political groups in the Council, the Civic Association and Reform Club formed a four-year coalition for a further constitutional reform in Hong Kong. The Coalition met with the Colonial Office in London however their demands were rejected.

The Civic-Reform Coalition joined the election and no contest was seen that year. The four candidates, Civic's Hilton Cheong-Leen, Li Yiu-bor and Woo Pak-foo of the Civic Association and Reform's Brook Bernacchi were all re-elected.

Elected members
Urban Council Election 1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Brook Bernacchi Uncontested
Civic Li Yiu-bor Uncontested
Civic Woo Pak-foo Uncontested
Civic Hilton Cheong-Leen Uncontested

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.
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