1973 Hong Kong municipal election

1973 Hong Kong municipal election

7 March 1973
7 (of the 12) elected seats to the Urban Council
Registered	31,284 17.21%
Turnout	8,675 (27.73%) 1.14pp
First party Second party   Leader Brook Bernacchi Hilton Cheong-Leen Party Reform Civic Seats before 3 5 Seats after 5 5 Seat change 2 Popular vote 25,709 20,912 Percentage 55.14% 44.86% Swing 38.92pp 10.48pp
Elected Chairman A. de O. Sales Independent

The 1973 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 7 March 1973 for the seven of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Two new elected seats were created in the election. 8,675 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 27.64 per cent.

The Reform Club of Hong Kong won four of the seven seats and the Hong Kong Civic Association won the other three. Candidates from the Reform Club, Tsin Sai-nin and Wong Pun-cheuk won the two new seats, with Wong secured the last seat of two-year term, different from the rest of the four-year terms seats. Tsin and Wong would later resign from the Reform Club in 1974, after a fallout with chairman Bernacchi.

Outcome

Urban Council Election 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Brook Bernacchi	6,124	13.14	−3.06
	Reform	Henry H. L. Hu	5,920	12.70	−1.44
	Civic	Peter C. K. Chan	5,274	11.31	−0.90
	Reform	Tsin Sai-nin	4,556	9.77	New
	Civic	Edmund W. H. Chow	4,533	9.72	New
	Civic	Ambrose K. C. Choi	4,482	9.61	New
	Reform	Wong Pun-cheuk	4,040	8.67	New
	Civic	Sansan T. C. Ching	3,395	7.28
	Civic	Henry S. L. Wong	3,228	6.92
	Reform	Patricia Bernacchi	2,516	5.40
	Reform	Lai Siu-lam	1,443	3.10
	Reform	C. P. Young	1,110	2.38
Turnout			8,675	27.73	+1.14
Registered electors			31,284		−17.21