1982 Hong Kong local elections

(Redirected from 1982 Hong Kong district boards election)

4 March &
23 September 1982

1985 →

All Elected Constituencies
132 (of the 490) seats in all 18 District Boards

Registered

899,559

Turnout

342,764 (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%

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.

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.

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

District Boards in Urban Area:

District Boards in Rural Area:

General outcome

Political affiliation		Standing	Elected	Popular votes	%
	Hong Kong Civic Association	24	6	26,601	7.46
	Reform Club of Hong Kong	17	4	16,479	4.62
	Individuals and others	362	122	313,318	87.91
Total (turnout: 38.9%)		403	132	356,398	100.00

References

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

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