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The 1985 Central and Western District Board election was held on 7 March 1985 to elect all 13 elected to the 19-member Central and Western District Board. The 5 incumbents formed a coalition with 7 other candidates and swept the polls with winning 10 out of the 12 seats. [1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central and Western District Coalition | 10 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 76.9 | 77.5 | 19,703 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.4 | 49.1 | 12,481 | ||
| Reform | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1,975 | +0.8 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Association | Chow Wai-keung | uncontested | |||
| HKAS | Gerry Wai Ka-cheung | uncontested | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| HKAS win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Point | Hung Wing-tat | 1,977 | 44.3 | ||
| HKAS | Lee Shun-wai | 1,334 | 29.9 | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Pang Wah-keung | 817 | 18.3 | ||
| Reform | Shek Yiu-wah | 339 | 7.6 | ||
| Meeting Point win (new seat) | |||||
| HKAS win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Association | Vincent Ko Hon-chiu | 4,194 | 58.7 | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Chow Yin-sum | 2,433 | 48.1 | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Ho Chi-hung | 512 | 7.2 | ||
| People's Association win (new seat) | |||||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan candidate | Chan Wai-fong | 2,253 | 40.5 | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Tong Ka-wing | 2,073 | 37.2 | –26.4 | |
| Nonpartisan candidate | Yuen Bun-keung | 1,242 | 22.3 | ||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Association | Lai Kwok-hung | 1,953 | 43.7 | ||
| Reform | Leung Ying-yeung | 1,636 | 36.6 | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Cheung Yiu-kei | 878 | 19.7 | ||
| People's Association win (new seat) | |||||
| Reform win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan candidate | Lee Tat-yu | uncontested | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observers | Anthony Ng Shun-man | 1,522 | 65.6 | +20.1 | |
| Nonpartisan candidate | Alexander Chang Yau-hung | 1,187 | 51.2 | ||
| Nonpartisan candidate | Tsui Mei-lam | 1,086 | 46.8 | ||
| Observers gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Nonpartisan candidate win (new seat) | |||||
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