:1989 Hong Kong municipal elections

15 seats in the Urban Council was the directly elected by the general residents and ten seats were elected by the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon District Boards members and fifteen appointed by the Governor. For the Regional Council, twelve seats were directly elected and 9 seats were elected by the New Territories District Boards members, with twelve appointed members and three ex officio members of the Chairman and two vice chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk. The first-past-the-post voting system was used.

A total of 213,352 voters, 17.6% of the total electorates cast their votes, in which 105,826 voters (14.2%) voted in the Urban Council, 9% lower than the last election, and 107,526 voters (23.9%) voted in the Regional Council, about 10% lower than the last election. 7 of the total of 53 candidates were elected without uncontestedly.{{cite news|title=兩個市局選舉情況冷淡 廿一萬人投票僅逾百分十七 旺角投票率百分七最低 徐淦認為自動當選眾多所致|newspaper=Wah Kiu Yat Po|date=10 March 1989|page=3}} Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Michael Suen Ming-yeung expressed his disappointment with the low turnout, explained that the uncontested and less candidates were the factor.

Among 19 contesting incumbents only Fok Pui-yee failed to be re-elected. Albert Chan Wai-yip, supported by pro-democrat heavyweights Martin Lee Chu-ming and Szeto Wah helped him to canvass votes in Tsuen Wan. Szeto Wah's presence in Luk Yeung Sun Chuen helped attracting votes where many teachers living there. Yeung Fuk-kwong, Chan's opponent cited that the loss of votes from his voter base Shek Wai Kok Estate led to his defeat.{{cite news|title=陳偉業策略運用佳獲勝楊福廣失石團角村致敗|newspaper=Wah Kiu Yat Po|date=10 March 1989|page=3}}

{{-}}

{{electiontable|title=Overall Summary of the 9 March 1989 Urban Council and Regional Council Hong Kong election results}}

|-

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 rowspan=2|Political affiliation

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Urban Council

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Regional Council

!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Total

|-

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Popular
votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Standing

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Elected

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Popular
votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Standing

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Elected

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Popular
votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Total
seats
gained

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood || 12,237 || 2 || 2 || 9,006 || 2 || 2 || 21,243 || 9.99 || 4

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Hong Kong Civic Association}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Civic Association || 15,270 ||6 || 4 || - || - || - || 15,270 || 7.18 || 4

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Hong Kong Affairs Society}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Affairs Society || 11,787 || 3 || 2 || 6,912 || 1 || 1 || 18,699 || 8.80 || 3

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Meeting Point}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" |Meeting Point || - || - || - || 21,702 || 4 || 2 || 21,702 ||10.21 || 2

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Progressive Hong Kong Society}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Progressive Hong Kong Society || 7,630 || 3 || 1 || 12,449 || 2 || 1 || 20,079 || 9.44 || 2

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Reform Club of Hong Kong}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" | Reform Club of Hong Kong || 13,404 || 2 || 2 || - || - || - || 13,404 || 6.31 || 2

|-

|style="background-color:#000000" |

| style="text-align:left;" |New Territories West Residents Association || - || - || - || 8,310 || 1 || 1 || 8,310 || 3.91 || 1

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy || 7,187 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || 7,187 || 3.38 || 1

|-

|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" |Individuals and others || 37,556 || 13 || 3 || 49,139 || 13 || 5 || 86,695 || 40.78 || 8

|-

|style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="2"|Total (turnout: 17.6%)

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|105,071

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|30

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|15

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|107,518

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|23

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|12

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|212,589

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00

|style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|27

|}

{{reflist}}

{{Hong Kong elections}}

Hong Kong

Municipal elections

Urban and Regional

Category:1989 elections in British Overseas Territories

Hong Kong municipal elections