1983 Hong Kong municipal election

1983 Hong Kong municipal election
8 March 1983
15 (of the 30) seats to the Urban Council
Registered708,119
Turnout127,206 (22.37%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hilton Cheong-Leen Brook Bernacchi Frederick Fung
Party Civic Reform PCPHP
Leader's seat Wan Chai Shau Kei Wan Sham Shui Po East
Last election 4 seats, 45.35% 2 seats, 28.29% New party
Seats won 4 2 2
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 23,576 19,520 13,894
Percentage 18.58% 15.38% 10.98%
Swing 26.77pp 12.91pp N/A
Chairman before election

Hilton Cheong-Leen
Civic

 Elected Chairman

Hilton Cheong-Leen
Civic

The 1983 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 8 March 1983 for the elected seats of the Urban Council. It marked the centenary of the establishment of the Urban Council and the largely reformed electoral methods with the creation of the district-based constituencies and massive expansion of the electorate.

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