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.
1983 marked the centenary of the Urban Council. Elections for the certain numbers of seats in the Urban Council had been held since 1888, but the electorates were strictly limited to the residents on the jurors list or with certain professions. All elected members were voted in a single constituency.
Since the colonial government began the reform on the district administrations on the eve of the Sino-British negotiation over the Hong Kong sovereignty after 1997, the 1983 election marked a major change of the Urban Council. The elected members increased from 12 to 15 whilst the appointed members increased from 12 to 15 as well, which increased the total members from 24 to 30. 15 elected members were elected by electorates of each constituency in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Kowloon with single member plurality method. The electorate base was fully extended to all Hong Kong permanent residents over 21 to about 568,000 voters, which made the electorate increased by 17 times.[1]
Total of 127,303, 22.4 per cent of the eligible voters turned out on the election day on 8 March, where Sham Shui Po recorded the highest turnout of 26.7 per cent and Wong Tai Sin had the second highest of 26 per cent. Eastern District which included the North Point and Shau Kei Wan constituencies recorded the lowest turnout of 20.4 per cent.[1]
^ ab"市局選舉今晨揭曉 投票率百份廿二 點票工作今晨三時尚未完畢". The Kung Sheung Daily News. 9 March 1983. p. 1.
^"首個壓力團體參選 公屋評議會兩代表 競選今屆市局議席". The Kung Sheung Daily News. 7 January 1983. p. 7.
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1983, hong, kong, municipal, election, 1983, hong, kong, urban, council, election, held, march, 1983, elected, seats, urban, council, marked, centenary, establishment, urban, council, largely, reformed, electoral, methods, with, creation, district, based, cons. 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 1983 Hong Kong municipal election 1981 8 March 1983 1986 15 of the 30 seats to the Urban CouncilRegistered708 119Turnout127 206 22 37 First party Second party Third party Leader Hilton Cheong Leen Brook Bernacchi Frederick FungParty Civic Reform PCPHPLeader s seat Wan Chai Shau Kei Wan Sham Shui Po EastLast election 4 seats 45 35 2 seats 28 29 New partySeats won 4 2 2Seat change 1 2Popular vote 23 576 19 520 13 894Percentage 18 58 15 38 10 98 Swing 26 77pp 12 91pp N AChairman before electionHilton Cheong LeenCivic Elected Chairman Hilton Cheong LeenCivic Contents 1 Overview 2 Outcome of election 3 Elected members 4 ReferencesOverview edit1983 marked the centenary of the Urban Council Elections for the certain numbers of seats in the Urban Council had been held since 1888 but the electorates were strictly limited to the residents on the jurors list or with certain professions All elected members were voted in a single constituency Since the colonial government began the reform on the district administrations on the eve of the Sino British negotiation over the Hong Kong sovereignty after 1997 the 1983 election marked a major change of the Urban Council The elected members increased from 12 to 15 whilst the appointed members increased from 12 to 15 as well which increased the total members from 24 to 30 15 elected members were elected by electorates of each constituency in Hong Kong Island Kowloon and New Kowloon with single member plurality method The electorate base was fully extended to all Hong Kong permanent residents over 21 to about 568 000 voters which made the electorate increased by 17 times 1 Despite the two long existing political groups in the Urban Council the Hong Kong Civic Association and the Reform Club of Hong Kong the Hong Kong People s Council on Public Housing Policy PCPHP a pressure group which devoted itself to the public housing policies also fill in two candidates vice chairman Lam Chak piu in Kwun Tong East and secretary general Frederick Fung in Sham Shui Po East which made it the first pressure group to have representative in the election 2 Total of 127 303 22 4 per cent of the eligible voters turned out on the election day on 8 March where Sham Shui Po recorded the highest turnout of 26 7 per cent and Wong Tai Sin had the second highest of 26 per cent Eastern District which included the North Point and Shau Kei Wan constituencies recorded the lowest turnout of 20 4 per cent 1 Outcome of election editPolitical affiliation Standing Elected Popular votes Hong Kong Civic Association 7 4 23 576 18 58Reform Club of Hong Kong 3 3 19 520 15 38Hong Kong People s Council on Public Housing Policy 2 2 13 894 10 98Individuals and others 29 6 69 900 55 09Total turnout 22 4 41 15 126 498 100 00Elected members editDistrict Constituency Candidates AffiliationCentral amp Western Central amp Western Maria Tam Wai chu IndependentWan Chai Wan Chai Hilton Cheong Leen CivicEastern North Point Kwan Lim ho ReformShau Kei Wan Brook Bernacchi ReformSouthern Southern Joseph Chan Yuek sut CivicKowloon City Kowloon City West Peter Chan Chi kwan CivicKowloon City East Pao Ping wing IndependentKwun Tong Kwun Tong West Elsie Elliott IndependentKwun Tong East Lam Chak piu PCPHPMong Kok Mong Kok Chow Wai hung CivicYau Tsim Yau Ma Tei Denny Huang Mong hwa IndependentSham Shui Po Sham Shui Po East Frederick Fung Kin kee PCPHPSham Shui Po West Lee Chik yuet IndependentWong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin South Augustine Chung Shai kit IndependentWong Tai Sin North Cecilia Yeung Lai yin ReformReferences edit a b 市局選舉今晨揭曉 投票率百份廿二 點票工作今晨三時尚未完畢 The Kung Sheung Daily News 9 March 1983 p 1 首個壓力團體參選 公屋評議會兩代表 競選今屆市局議席 The Kung Sheung Daily News 7 January 1983 p 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 Hong Kong municipal election amp oldid 1130867931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
