1991 Hong Kong municipal elections

The 1991 Hong Kong Urban Council and Regional Council elections were the municipal elections held on 5 May 1991 for the elected seats of the Urban Council and Regional Council respectively. The election saw the direct rivalry between the newly established political parties, the liberal United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) and the conservative Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDFHK) which the liberal forces won a landslide victory.

1991 Hong Kong municipal elections
5 May 1991
15 (of the 40) seats to the Urban Council
12 (of the 26) seats to the Regional Council
Registered1,822,443 13.62%
Turnout393,764 (23.14%) 5.54pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Lee Hu Fa-kuang Hilton Cheong-Leen
Party United Democrats LDF Civic
Last election New party New party 4 seats, 7.18%
Seats before 5 2 3
Seats won 5 UC
6 RC		 2 UC
1 RC		 2 UC
—
Seat change 6 1 2
Popular vote 146,229 39,139 22,048
Percentage 37.33% 9.99% 5.63%
Swing N/A N/A 1.55pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Frederick Fung Brook Bernacchi Anthony Cheung
Party ADPL Reform Meeting Point
Last election 4 seats, 9.99% 2 seats, 6.31% 2 seats, 10.21%
Seats before 2 2 0
Seats won 2 UC
—		 2 UC
—		 1 UC
—
Seat change 1
Popular vote 21,033 9,045 12,476
Percentage 5.37% 2.31% 3.18%
Swing 4.62pp 4.00pp 7.03pp
Chairmen before election

Hugh Forsgate (UC)
Cheung Yan-lung (RC)

 Elected Chairmen

Ronald Leung (UC)
Lam Wai-keung (RC)

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