This is a list of Members elected to the Legislative Council in the colonial period at the 1991 election, held on 15 September 1991.
This is a list of Members elected to the Legislative Council in the colonial period at the 1991 election, held on 15 September 1991.
| Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-operative Resources Centre/Liberal Party | 0 | 15 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||
| New Hong Kong Alliance | 1 | 1 | ||
| Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | ||
| Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | ||
| Breakfast Group | 0 | 6 | ||
| Independent | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total for Conservatives/pro-Beijing | 23 | 26 | ||
| United Democrats of Hong Kong/Democratic Party | 14 | 15 | ||
| Hong Kong Democratic Foundation | 2 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | 0 | 1 | ||
| Meeting Point | 2 | 0 | ||
| Independent | 3 | 4 | ||
| Total for Liberals/pro-democracy | 23 | 23 | ||
| Non-aligned Independent | 10 | 8 | ||
| Ex officio members | 3 | 3 | ||
| President (Governor) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 60 | ||
Note: Italic represents organizations that still function but become under another affiliation.
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:
| Selection Method | Capacity or Constituency | Elected Members | Elected Party | Political Alignment | Born | Assumed Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Governor | David Clive Wilson | Nonpartisan | Government | 14 February 1935 | 1987 | |
| Deputy Pres. | Appointed | John Joseph Swaine | Independent | Conservative | 22 April 1932 | 1980 | |
| EO | Chief Secretary | David Robert Ford | Nonpartisan | Government | 22 February 1935 | 1980 | |
| EO | Financial Secretary | Nathaniel W. H. Macleod | Nonpartisan | Government | 6 January 1940 | 1987 | |
| EO | Attorney General | Jeremy Fell Mathews | Nonpartisan | Government | 14 December 1941 | 1980 | |
| AP | Appointed | Allen Lee | Independent a | Conservative | 24 April 1940 | 1978 | |
| FC | First Industrial b | Stephen Cheong | BPF a | Conservative | 31 May 1941 | 1980 | |
| AP | Appointed | Selina Chow | Independent a | Conservative | 25 January 1945 | 1981 | |
| AP | Appointedb | Rita Fan | Independent a | Conservative | 20 September 1945 | 1983 | |
| FC | Social Services | Hui Yin-fat | Independent | Pro-democracy | 28 April 1936 | 1985 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island East | Martin Lee | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 8 June 1938 | 1985 | |
| FC | Finance | David Li | Independent | Conservative | 13 March 1939 | 1985 | |
| FC | Second Industrial | Ngai Shiu-kit | LDF a | Conservative | 14 November 1924 | 1985 | |
| FC | Labour | Pang Chun-hoi | TUC | Pro-Taiwan | 26 June 1921 | 1985 | |
| GC | Kowloon East | Szeto Wah | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 28 February 1931 | 1985 | |
| GC | New Territories West b | Tai Chin-wah d | FSHK | Conservative | 24 August 1952 | 1985 | |
| FC | Labour | Tam Yiu-chung | FTU a | Pro-Beijing | 15 December 1949 | 1985 | |
| GC | New Territories East | Andrew Wong | Independent | Moderate | 11 December 1943 | 1985 | |
| FC | Rural | Lau Wong-fat | FSHK a | Conservative | 15 October 1936 | 1985 | |
| FC | Architectural, Surveying and Planning | Edward Ho | BPF a | Conservative | 2 December 1938 | 1987 | |
| FC | Real Estate and Construction | Ronald Joseph Arculli | Independent a | Conservative | 2 January 1939 | 1988 | |
| AP | Appointed | Martin Gilbert Barrow | Independent a | Conservative | 10 March 1944 | 1988 | |
| AP | Appointed | Peggy Lam | Independent a | Conservative | 2 May 1928 | 1988 | |
| AP | Appointed | Miriam Lau | Independent a | Conservative | 27 April 1947 | 1988 | |
| AP | Appointed | Lau Wah-sum | Independent a | Conservative | 30 January 1928 | 1988 | |
| FC | Medical | Leong Che-hung | DF a | Pro-democracy | 23 April 1939 | 1988 | |
| FC | First Commercial | James David McGregor | DF | Pro-democracy | 30 January 1924 | 1988 | |
| FC | Urban Council | Elsie Tu | Independent | Moderate | 2 June 1913 | 1988 | |
| FC | Accountancy | Peter Wong | LDF a | Conservative | 25 April 1944 | 1988 | |
| GC | New Territories South | Albert Chan | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 3 March 1955 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointedb | Edward Chen | Independent | Moderate | 14 January 1945 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Vincent Cheng | Independent | Conservative | 16 July 1948 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Moses Cheng | Independent a | Conservative | 1950 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Marvin Cheung | Independent a | Conservative | 20 November 1947 | 1991 | |
| FC | Teaching | Cheung Man-kwong | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 15 September 1954 | 1991 | |
| FC | Financial Services | Chim Pui-chung | Independent | Conservative | 24 September 1946 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories North | Fung Chi-wood | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 23 August 1956 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon West | Frederick Fung | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 17 March 1953 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Timothy Ha | Independent | Moderate | 21 May 1937 | 1991 | |
| FC | Health | Michael Ho | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 6 November 1955 | 1991 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island West | Huang Chen-ya | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 4 November 1939 | 1991 | |
| FC | Legal | Simon Ip | Independent a | Moderate | 10 September 1948 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Lam Kui-chun | Independent a | Conservative | 20 November 1941 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon Central | Conrad Lam | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 24 November 1935 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon Central | Lau Chin-shek | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 12 September 1944 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories East | Emily Lau | Independent | Pro-democracy | 22 January 1952 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories South | Lee Wing-tat | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 25 December 1955 | 1991 | |
| FC | Regional Council b | Gilbert Leung | FSHK | Conservative | 23 July 1953 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Eric Li | Independent a | Conservative | 23 May 1953 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon East | Fred Li | Meeting Point a | Pro-democracy | 25 April 1955 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointedb | Felice Lieh Mak | Independent | Conservative | 10 August 1941 | 1991 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island East | Man Sai-cheong | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 15 July 1944 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories West b | Ng Ming-yum | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 13 April 1955 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Steven Poon | Independent a | Conservative | 9 July 1943 | 1991 | |
| AP | Appointed | Henry Tang | Independent a | Conservative | 6 September 1952 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories North | Tik Chi-yuen | Meeting Point a | Pro-democracy | 24 September 1957 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon West | James To | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 11 March 1963 | 1991 | |
| FC | Engineering | Samuel Wong | Independent a | Conservative | 2 November 1937 | 1991 | |
| FC | Second Commercial | Philip Wong | NHKA | Conservative/Pro-Beijing | 23 December 1938 | 1991 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island West | Yeung Sum | United Democrats a | Pro-democracy | 22 November 1947 | 1991 | |
| FC | Tourism | Howard Young | LDF a | Conservative | 30 March 1948 | 1991 | |
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