1961 Hong Kong municipal election

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 Popular vote Uncontested Uncontested

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.

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.