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1983 marked the centenary of the Urban
Council. Elections for the certain numbers of seats in the Urban Council had been held since 1888, but the electorates were strictly limited to the residents on the jurors list or with certain professions. All elected members were voted in a single constituency.
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Since the colonial government began the reform on the district administrations on the eve of the Sino-British negotiation over the Hong Kong sovereignty after 1997, the 1983 election marked a major change of the Urban
Council. The elected members increased from 12 to 15 whilst the appointed members
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Total of 127,303, 22.4 per cent of the eligible voters turned out on the election day on 8 March, where Sham Shui Po recorded the highest turnout of 26.7 per cent and Wong Tai Sin had the second highest of 26 per cent. Eastern
District which included the North Point and Shau Kei Wan constituencies
353:. It marked the centenary of the establishment of the Urban Council and the largely reformed electoral methods with the creation of the district-based constituencies and massive expansion of the electorate.
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method. The electorate base was fully extended to all Hong Kong permanent residents over 21 to about 568,000 voters, which made the electorate increased by 17 times.
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increased from 12 to 15 as well, which increased the total members from 24 to 30. 15 elected members were elected by electorates of each constituency in
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397:(PCPHP), a pressure group which devoted itself to the public housing policies also fill in two candidates, vice-chairman
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610:
439:
386:
332:
317:
148:
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in Sham Shui Po East, which made it the first pressure group to have representative in the election.
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586:
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390:
153:
379:
117:
986:
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8:
694:
25:
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278:
367:
646:
133:
402:
138:
1690:
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713:
350:
63:
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Despite the two long existing political groups in the Urban
Council, the
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808:
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was held on 8 March 1983 for the elected seats of the
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Hong Kong People's
Council on Public Housing Policy
395:
Hong Kong People's
Council on Public Housing Policy
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304:
1712:1983 elections in British Overseas Territories
409:recorded the lowest turnout of 20.4 per cent.
964:
971:
957:
917:
915:
419:
401:in Kwun Tong East and secretary-general
912:
1689:
1185:Sanitary Board and municipal elections
987:Elections and referendums in Hong Kong
518:
412:
952:
347:1983 Hong Kong Urban Council election
13:
547:
14:
1728:
1661:Registration and Electoral Office
922:"市局選舉今晨揭曉 投票率百份廿二 點票工作今晨三時尚未完畢".
19:1983 Hong Kong municipal election
980:
284:
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273:
272:
228:
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220:
219:
212:
116:
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24:
1666:List of Hong Kong by-elections
1540:Rural Representative elections
937:"首個壓力團體參選 公屋評議會兩代表 競選今屆市局議席".
930:
213:
1:
1108:Legislative Council elections
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1656:Electoral Affairs Commission
941:. 7 January 1983. p. 7.
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62:15 (of the 30) seats to the
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440:Hong Kong Civic Association
435:
387:Hong Kong Civic Association
356:
10:
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1588:National People's Congress
1462:District Council elections
939:The Kung Sheung Daily News
926:. 9 March 1983. p. 1.
924:The Kung Sheung Daily News
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1717:March 1983 events in Asia
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33:
23:
872:Augustine Chung Shai-kit
461:Reform Club of Hong Kong
391:Reform Club of Hong Kong
309:Chairman before election
380:single member plurality
1707:Elections in Hong Kong
1697:1983 elections in Asia
829:Frederick Fung Kin-kee
520:Total (turnout: 22.4%)
502:Individuals and others
420:Political affiliation
891:Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin
575:Central & Western
570:Central & Western
805:Denny Huang Mong-hwa
671:Joseph Chan Yuek-sut
695:Peter Chan Chi-kwan
413:Outcome of election
179:Last election
165:Leader's seat
20:
1676:Elections in Macau
1671:Elections in China
1049:Election Committee
886:Wong Tai Sin North
867:Wong Tai Sin South
604:Hilton Cheong-Leen
329:Hilton Cheong-Leen
314:Hilton Cheong-Leen
237:Popular vote
174:Sham Shui Po East
129:Hilton Cheong-Leen
18:
1702:1983 in Hong Kong
1684:
1683:
903:
902:
843:Sham Shui Po West
824:Sham Shui Po East
709:Kowloon City East
690:Kowloon City West
580:Maria Tam Wai-chu
545:
544:
343:
342:
339:
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209:Seat change
56:
55:
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552:
551:
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368:Hong Kong Island
324:Elected Chairman
305:
287:
286:
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275:
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185:2 seats, 28.29%
182:4 seats, 45.35%
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111:
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81:127,206 (22.37%)
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995:Chief Executive
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195:Seats won
134:Brook Bernacchi
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848:Lee Chik-yuet
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781:Chow Wai-hung
779:
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769:
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758:
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749:
746:
739:
738:Elsie Elliott
736:
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714:Pao Ping-wing
712:
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558:Constituency
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351:Urban Council
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171:Shau Kei Wan
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96:Second party
95:
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64:Urban Council
59:
52: →
51:
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38:←
37:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
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862:Wong Tai Sin
842:
823:
819:Sham Shui Po
799:
775:
757:Lam Chak-piu
751:
732:
708:
689:
685:Kowloon City
665:
642:Shau Kei Wan
641:
622:
598:
574:
564:Affiliation
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534:
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407:
399:Lam Chak-piu
384:
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327:
323:
312:
308:
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240:
188:
99:Third party
93:First party
45:8 March 1983
44:
15:
879:Independent
855:Independent
812:Independent
745:Independent
721:Independent
628:Kwan Lim-ho
623:North Point
587:Independent
561:Candidates
376:New Kowloon
253:Percentage
1691:Categories
1636:Plebiscite
1307:1932 (Nov)
1302:1932 (May)
906:References
800:Yau Ma Tei
70:Registered
1590:elections
1051:elections
997:elections
728:Kwun Tong
555:District
423:Standing
189:New party
168:Wan Chai
795:Yau Tsim
776:Mong Kok
771:Mong Kok
666:Southern
661:Southern
599:Wan Chai
594:Wan Chai
426:Elected
389:and the
357:Overview
618:Eastern
535:126,498
372:Kowloon
264:10.98%
261:15.38%
248:13,894
245:19,520
125:Leader
104:
90:
78:Turnout
73:708,119
898:Reform
654:Reform
635:Reform
540:100.00
514:55.09
511:69,900
495:10.98
492:13,894
474:15.38
471:19,520
453:18.58
450:23,576
393:, the
269:Swing
257:18.58%
241:23,576
154:Reform
145:Party
836:PCPHP
788:Civic
764:PCPHP
702:Civic
678:Civic
611:Civic
378:with
333:Civic
318:Civic
288:12.91
277:26.77
159:PCPHP
149:Civic
1643:1896
1627:2027
1622:2022
1617:2017
1612:2012
1607:2008
1602:2002
1597:1997
1578:2027
1573:2023
1568:2019
1563:2015
1558:2011
1553:2007
1548:2003
1530:2027
1525:2023
1520:2019
1515:2015
1510:2011
1505:2007
1500:2003
1495:1999
1490:1994
1485:1991
1480:1988
1475:1985
1470:1982
1452:1995
1447:1991
1442:1989
1437:1986
1432:1983
1427:1981
1422:1979
1417:1977
1412:1975
1407:1973
1402:1971
1397:1969
1392:1967
1387:1965
1382:1963
1377:1961
1372:1959
1367:1957
1362:1956
1357:1955
1352:1954
1347:1953
1342:1952
1337:1940
1332:1939
1327:1937
1322:1936
1317:1935
1312:1933
1297:1930
1292:1929
1287:1927
1282:1926
1277:1924
1272:1923
1267:1922
1262:1920
1257:1919
1252:1917
1247:1916
1242:1915
1237:1914
1232:1912
1227:1909
1222:1906
1217:1903
1212:1901
1207:1899
1202:1894
1197:1891
1192:1888
1176:2025
1171:2021
1166:2016
1161:2012
1156:2008
1151:2004
1146:2000
1141:1998
1136:1996
1131:1995
1126:1991
1121:1988
1116:1985
1098:2026
1093:2021
1088:2016
1083:2011
1078:2006
1073:2005
1068:2002
1063:2000
1058:1998
1039:2027
1034:2022
1029:2017
1024:2012
1019:2007
1014:2005
1009:2002
1004:1996
374:and
345:The
294:N/A
50:1986
40:1981
1693::
914:^
530:15
525:41
505:29
432:%
370:,
290:pp
279:pp
232:2
224:1
204:2
201:2
198:4
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965:t
958:v
508:6
489:2
486:2
468:3
465:3
447:4
444:7
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