List of Legislative Council of Hong Kong members 1991–1995

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This is a list of Members elected to the Legislative Council in the colonial period at the 1991 election, held on 15 September 1991.

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Composition

AffiliationElectionAt dissolution
Co-operative Resources Centre/Liberal Party 015
Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong 31
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong 11
New Hong Kong Alliance 11
Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong 30
Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong 20
Breakfast Group 06
Independent 132
Total for Conservatives/pro-Beijing2326
United Democrats of Hong Kong/Democratic Party 1415
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation 21
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 11
Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council 11
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions 01
Meeting Point 20
Independent 34
Total for Liberals/pro-democracy2323
Non-aligned Independent108
Ex officio members33
President (Governor)10
Total6060

Note: Italic represents organizations that still function but become under another affiliation.

Graphical representation of the Legislative Council

1991 Legislative Council of Hong Kong composition.svg
Liberals/Pro-democracy:
Conservatives/Pro-Beijing:

List of Members elected in the legislative election

The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 15 September 1991. Members who did not serve throughout the term are italicised.

Key to changes since legislative election:

a = change in party allegiance
b = resigned/by-election
c = other change
d = did not take seat
Selection
Method
Capacity or ConstituencyElected MembersElected PartyPolitical AlignmentBornAssumed
Office
President Governor David Clive Wilson Nonpartisan Government14 February 19351987
Deputy Pres.Appointed John Joseph Swaine Independent Conservative22 April 19321980
EO Chief Secretary David Robert Ford Nonpartisan Government22 February 19351980
EO Financial Secretary Nathaniel W. H. Macleod Nonpartisan Government6 January 19401987
EO Attorney General Jeremy Fell Mathews Nonpartisan Government14 December 19411980
APAppointed Allen Lee Independent aConservative24 April 19401978
FC First Industrial b Stephen Cheong BPF aConservative31 May 19411980
APAppointed Selina Chow Independent aConservative25 January 19451981
APAppointedb Rita Fan Independent aConservative20 September 19451983
FC Social Services Hui Yin-fat Independent Pro-democracy28 April 1936 1985
GC Hong Kong Island East Martin Lee United Democrats aPro-democracy8 June 1938 1985
FC Finance David Li Independent Conservative13 March 1939 1985
FC Second Industrial Ngai Shiu-kit LDF aConservative14 November 1924 1985
FC Labour Pang Chun-hoi TUC Pro-Taiwan26 June 1921 1985
GC Kowloon East Szeto Wah United Democrats aPro-democracy28 February 1931 1985
GC New Territories West b Tai Chin-wah d FSHK Conservative24 August 1952 1985
FC Labour Tam Yiu-chung FTU aPro-Beijing15 December 1949 1985
GC New Territories East Andrew Wong Independent Moderate11 December 1943 1985
FC Rural Lau Wong-fat FSHK aConservative15 October 1936 1985
FC Architectural, Surveying and Planning Edward Ho BPF aConservative2 December 19381987
FC Real Estate and Construction Ronald Joseph Arculli Independent aConservative2 January 19391988
APAppointed Martin Gilbert Barrow Independent aConservative10 March 19441988
APAppointed Peggy Lam Independent aConservative2 May 19281988
APAppointed Miriam Lau Independent aConservative27 April 19471988
APAppointed Lau Wah-sum Independent aConservative30 January 19281988
FC Medical Leong Che-hung DF aPro-democracy23 April 1939 1988
FC First Commercial James David McGregor DF Pro-democracy30 January 1924 1988
FC Urban Council Elsie Tu Independent Moderate2 June 1913 1988
FC Accountancy Peter Wong LDF aConservative25 April 1944 1988
GC New Territories South Albert Chan United Democrats aPro-democracy3 March 1955 1991
APAppointedb Edward Chen Independent Moderate14 January 19451991
APAppointed Vincent Cheng Independent Conservative16 July 19481991
APAppointed Moses Cheng Independent aConservative19501991
APAppointed Marvin Cheung Independent aConservative20 November 19471991
FC Teaching Cheung Man-kwong United Democrats aPro-democracy15 September 1954 1991
FC Financial Services Chim Pui-chung Independent Conservative24 September 1946 1991
GC New Territories North Fung Chi-wood United Democrats aPro-democracy23 August 1956 1991
GC Kowloon West Frederick Fung ADPL Pro-democracy17 March 1953 1991
APAppointed Timothy Ha Independent Moderate21 May 19371991
FC Health Michael Ho United Democrats aPro-democracy6 November 1955 1991
GC Hong Kong Island West Huang Chen-ya United Democrats aPro-democracy4 November 1939 1991
FC Legal Simon Ip Independent aModerate10 September 1948 1991
APAppointed Lam Kui-chun Independent aConservative20 November 19411991
GC Kowloon Central Conrad Lam United Democrats aPro-democracy24 November 1935 1991
GC Kowloon Central Lau Chin-shek United Democrats aPro-democracy12 September 1944 1991
GC New Territories East Emily Lau Independent Pro-democracy22 January 1952 1991
GC New Territories South Lee Wing-tat United Democrats aPro-democracy25 December 1955 1991
FC Regional Council b Gilbert Leung FSHK Conservative23 July 1953 1991
APAppointed Eric Li Independent aConservative23 May 19531991
GC Kowloon East Fred Li Meeting Point aPro-democracy25 April 1955 1991
APAppointedb Felice Lieh Mak Independent Conservative10 August 19411991
GC Hong Kong Island East Man Sai-cheong United Democrats aPro-democracy15 July 1944 1991
GC New Territories West b Ng Ming-yum United Democrats aPro-democracy13 April 1955 1991
APAppointed Steven Poon Independent aConservative9 July 19431991
APAppointed Henry Tang Independent aConservative6 September 19521991
GC New Territories North Tik Chi-yuen Meeting Point aPro-democracy24 September 1957 1991
GC Kowloon West James To United Democrats aPro-democracy11 March 1963 1991
FC Engineering Samuel Wong Independent aConservative2 November 1937 1991
FC Second Commercial Philip Wong NHKA Conservative/Pro-Beijing23 December 1938 1991
GC Hong Kong Island West Yeung Sum United Democrats aPro-democracy22 November 1947 1991
FC Tourism Howard Young LDF aConservative30 March 1948 1991

By-elections

Other changes

See also

Citations

  1. Wong, Benjamin (7 August 2012). "Ex-lawmaker charged with offering bribe to poll rival". SCMP. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. "Biography of Lau Chin-shek". The Democratic Party. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

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