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1965 Hong Kong municipal election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1965 Hong Kong municipal election | |
| country | Hong Kong | |
| flag_image | Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1963 Hong Kong municipal election | |
| previous_year | 1963 | |
| next_election | 1967 Hong Kong municipal election | |
| next_year | 1967 | |
| seats_for_election | 6 (of the 10) elected seats to the Urban Council | |
| election_date | 3 March 1965 | |
| registered | 29,349 13.18% | |
| turnout | 6,492 (22.12%) 1.60pp | |
| leader1 | Brook Bernacchi | |
| party1 | Reform Club of Hong Kong | |
| seats_before1 | 3 | |
| seats_after1 | 5 | |
| seat_change1 | 2 | |
| image2 | [[File:Woo Pak-foo.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader2 | Woo Pak-foo | |
| party2 | Hong Kong Civic Association | |
| seats_before2 | 5 | |
| seats_after2 | 5 | |
| seat_change2 | ||
| map_size | 325px |
The 1965 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1965 for the six of the ten elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong after the membership of the elected members increased from eight to ten.
As for the previous election, there were four polling stations: City Hall in Central, North Point Government Primary School, Aberdeen Government Primary School, East wing of the Star Ferry Pier in South Kowloon and Queen Elizabeth School. Turnout was 6,492 of 29,349 eligible voters, approximately 22 percent. The Civic–Reform Coalition had collapsed in 1964, but the dominance of the two groups continued separately. Both groups won three seats each in the election, maintaining the balance of power in the Council, with Henry Hu representing Reform Club was elected for the first time.
On election day afternoon, six members of the Labour Party protested peacefully for two hours at Edinburgh Place outside the City Hall poll station with slogans of "Abolish Urban Council", "Support Labour don't vote", and "Give Hong Kong democracy". They criticised the Urban Council as powerless to manage matters that had real impact on Hong Kong residents, and that of Hong Kong's population of nearly four million, fewer than 30,000 people had the right to vote.
Elected members
|reg. electors = 29,349
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.
References
- (1965-03-04). "選舉議員今晨已揭曉". 香港工商日報.
- (4 March 1965)
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