1977 Hong Kong municipal election
# 1977 Hong Kong municipal election

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.

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 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Civic | Edmund Chow | 4,540 | 14.07 | +4.35 |
| | Reform | Brook Bernacchi | 4,363 | 13.52 | +0.83 |
| | Reform | Henry H. L. Hu | 4,060 | 12.58 | −0.12 |
| | Civic | Peter C. K. Chan | 4,030 | 12.49 | +1.18 |
| | Independent | Tsin Sai-nin | 3,925 | 12.16 | +2.39 |
| | Civic | Ambrose K. C. Choi | 3,733 | 11.56 | +1.95 |
| | Civic | Wilson W. S. Tuet | 2,795 | 8.66 | |
| | Reform | Francis Chaine | 2,539 | 7.87 | |
| | Reform | Frederick S. K. Yu | 1,184 | 3.67 | |
| | Reform | Tang Man-sit | 1,103 | 3.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,308 | 19.66 | −12.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 37,174 | | +9.09 |

## Citations

* ↑ "市民選舉情況冷淡 投票人數十年最低". 華僑日報. 1977-03-04. p. 9.
