1992 New Territories West by-election

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1992 New Territories West by-election
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  1991 30 August 1992 (1992-08-30) 1995  
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Candidate Tang Siu-tong Albert Ho
Party Independent United Democrats
Alliance Conservative Pro-democracy
Popular vote33,03830,466
Percentage51.3%47.3%

Member before election

Ng Ming-yum (death)
Meeting Point

Elected Member

Tang Siu-tong
Independent

The 1992 New Territories West by-election was held on 30 August 1992 after the incumbent Legislative Councillor Ng Ming-yum of New Territories West died of blood cancer on 22 June 1992. [1]

Contents

It was the second by-election in the constituency since the 1991 general election. The two-time candidate, conservative rural leader Tang Siu-tong defeated Albert Ho Chun-yan, vice chairman of the liberal United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK), and independent Sui See-chun with 51 percent majority, receiving 33,038 votes.

Result

New Territories West by-election 1992
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tang Siu-tong 33,03851.3+16.7
United Democrats Ho Chun-yan 30,46647.3
Independent Sui See-chun7431.2
Majority 2,5724.0
Total valid votes64,247100.0
Independent gain from United Democrats Swing

See also

References

  1. McMillen, Donald Hugh; DeGolyer, Michael E. (1993). One Culture, Many Systems: Politics in the Reunification of China. Chinese University Press.