1982 Hong Kong local elections

The 1982 Hong Kong local elections, commonly known as 1982 Hong Kong District Board elections, were the first ever local elections under the new creation of 18 district boards.

1982 Hong Kong local elections
4 March &
23 September 1982
All Elected Constituencies
132 (of the 490) seats in all 18 District Boards
Registered899,559
Turnout342,764 (38.93%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hilton Cheong-Leen Brook Bernacchi
Party Civic Reform
Seats won 6 4
Popular vote 26,601 16,479
Percentage 7.46% 4.62%

Under the governorship of Murray MacLehose, the Hong Kong Government published a Green Paper proposal entitled A Pattern of District Administration in Hong Kong in June 1980. It involved the setting up of 18 district boards to be partially directly elected on the universal franchise and partially appointed.[1]

Among a total of 490 members in the 18 District Boards, 132 (around one-third) were directly elected by the general public. A further 134 members were appointed, and the rest were ex officio. The election for the district boards in New Territories was held on 4 March 1982 while the district boards in the urban areas was held on 23 September in the same year.

List of District Boards

General outcome
Political affiliation Standing Elected Popular votes %
Hong Kong Civic Association24626,6017.46
Reform Club of Hong Kong17416,4794.62
Individuals and others362122313,31887.91
Total (turnout: 38.9%) 403 132 356,398 100.00

References
  1. Lee, Pang-kwong (1997). Political Order and Power Transition in Hong Kong. Chinese University Press. p. 87.
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