1971 Hong Kong municipal election
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The 1971 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1971 for the five of the ten elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 10,047 of the 37,778 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 26.6 per cent, slightly better than the previous election in 1969.[1]
Registered37,778 
9.85%
9.85%Turnout10,047 (26.59%) 2.81pp
2.81pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 March 1971
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5 (of the 10) elected seats to the Urban Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 37,778 9.85% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 10,047 (26.59%) 2.81pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cecilia Yeung of the Reform Club of Hong Kong won the seat onto the Urban Council, becoming the first Chinese woman ever elected to this Council, edging out incumbent Solomon Rafeek with a margin of 139 votes. Elsie Elliott, who was dubbed as the "Queen of the Polls", led the field of ten candidates with 7,578 votes, topping her 1967 record by more than 500 votes.[2]
Outcome
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Elsie Elliott | 7,578 | 20.02 | +4.69 | |
| Civic | Hilton Cheong-Leen | 5,790 | 15.29 | +3.89 | |
| Independent | Denny M. H. Huang | 5,550 | 14.66 | +1.65 | |
| Civic | Charles C. C. Sin | 3,898 | 10.30 | New | |
| Reform | Cecilia L. Y. Yeung | 3,534 | 9.33 | New | |
| Independent | Solomon Rafeek | 3,395 | 8.97 | +0.31 | |
| Reform | Patrick P. T. Wong | 2,605 | 6.88 | ||
| Independent | L. K. Ding | 2,182 | 5.76 | ||
| Civic | Edmund W. H. Chow | 1,693 | 4.47 | ||
| Civic | George K. F. Li | 1,635 | 4.32 | ||
| Turnout | 10,047 | 26.59 | +2.81 | ||
| Registered electors | 37,778 | +9.85 | |||