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Hong Kong municipal election, 1971

Hong Kong municipal election, 1971

1969 ←
3 March 1971 → 1973

5 (of 10) elected seats to the Urban Council
Turnout 26.58% Increase2.73pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hilton Cheong-Leen Brook Bernacchi
Party Civic Reform
Seats before 5 3
Seats after 5 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 13,016 6,139
Percentage 34.38% 16.22%
Swing Decrease8.20pp Decrease33.00pp

The 1971 Urban Council Election was held on 3 March 1971 for the 5 of the 10 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.

10,047 of the 37,797 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 26.6%.

Cecilia Yeung Lai Yin of the Club won the seat onto the Urban Council, becoming the first Chinese woman ever elected on this Council.


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