The 1957 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 8 March 1957 for the four of the eight elected seats of the
Urban Council of Hong Kong. Since this election the term of the members was extended from two years to four years.
6,916 of the 19,305 eligible voters cast their ballots. Two incumbents of the
Hong Kong Civic Association
The Hong Kong Civic Association is one of the longest-existing political organisations in Hong Kong. Established in 1954 by a group of teachers, professionals and businessmen, the Civic Association was one of the two semi-political parties to ...
,
Li Yiu-bor and
Woo Pak-foo who won their seats last year retained their seats, while
Hilton Cheong-Leen
Hilton Cheong-Leen, Order of the British Empire, CBE, Justice of Peace, JP (; 6 August 1922 – 4 January 2022) was a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He is the longest uninterrupted serving elected officeholder in Hong Kong history as an ...
gained a seat for the Civic Association by defeating incumbent
Woo Pak-chuen
Woo Pak-chuen (; 10 January 1910 – 30 April 2008) was a prominent politician and lawyer of Hong Kong. He was former Unofficial Member of the Executive and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. From 1972 to 1973, he was the Senior Unofficial Memb ...
, Woo Pak-foo's brother, of the
Reform Club of Hong Kong and took the last seat.
Results
By-election
An extraordinary Urban Council Election took place on 12 June 1957 due to
Brook Bernacchi resigned with the allegations of over-expenditure on election. Bernacchi stood as a candidate again, facing the challenge from Civic Association's K. B. Allport who was unelected in March. Bernacchi defeated Allport with 2,590 to 1,486 votes.
Citations
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.
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