East Island (1985 constituency)

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East Island
Former Electoral College Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
District Eastern District
Wan Chai District
Region Hong Kong Island
Former constituency
Created 1985
Abolished 1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Hong Kong Island East

East Island was a constituency elected by electoral college for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985 and 1988, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the multiple-round elimination system and preferential elimination system respectively. The constituency covers Eastern District and Wan Chai District on Hong Kong Island. [1]

Contents

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the two Districts as the electorates. It was renamed as Hong Kong Island East constituency in 1991 with expanded electorates.

Returned members

Elected members are as follows: [2]

ElectionMemberParty
1985 Desmond Lee Civic
1980s ADPL/Civic
1988 Chan Ying-lun PHKS
1990s HKDF

Election results

Only the final results of the run-off are shown.

1988 Legislative Council election: East Island
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PHKS Chan Ying-lun 21 51.22
ADPL (Civic) Desmond Lee Yu-tai 2048.78-11.22
PHKS gain from Civic Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: East Island
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PHKS (Civic) Desmond Lee Yu-tai 24 60
Reform Kwan Lim-ho 1640
Independent Albert Cheung Chi-piu00
Independent Lee Kam-kee00
Independent Peggy Lam Pei 00
Independent Chum Ting-pong00
PHKS win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ The Hong Kong Government (1984). White Paper: The Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Government Printer.
  2. ↑ 雷, 競璇; 沈, 國祥 (1995). "香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年". 硏究叢刊. 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (19).
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