Election Name: | 1961 Hong Kong municipal election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Flag Image: | Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1959 Hong Kong municipal election |
Previous Year: | 1959 |
Next Election: | 1963 Hong Kong municipal election |
Next Year: | 1963 |
Seats For Election: | 4 (of the 8) elected seats to the Urban Council |
Election Date: | March 1961 |
Leader2: | Brook Bernacchi |
Party2: | Reform Club of Hong Kong |
Seats Before2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | Uncontested |
Leader1: | Woo Pak-foo |
Party1: | Hong Kong Civic Association |
Seats Before1: | 4 |
Seats After1: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | Uncontested |
Map Size: | 325px |
The 1961 Hong Kong Urban Council election was supposed to be held in March 1961 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong.
In 1960 the two major political groups in the Council, the Civic Association and Reform Club formed a four-year coalition for a further constitutional reform in Hong Kong. The Coalition met with the Colonial Office in London however their demands were rejected.
The Civic-Reform Coalition joined the election and no contest was seen that year. The four candidates, Civic's Hilton Cheong-Leen, Li Yiu-bor and Woo Pak-foo of the Civic Association and Reform's Brook Bernacchi were all re-elected.