Sham Shui Po (1985 constituency)

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Sham Shui Po
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
District Sham Shui Po District
Region Kowloon
Former constituency
Created 1985
Abolished 1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Kowloon West

Sham Shui Po 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 Sham Shui Po District in Kowloon. [1]

Contents

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the Sham Shui Po District as the electorates. It was replaced by Kowloon West constituency in 1991.

Returned members

Elected members are as follows: [2]

ElectionMemberParty
1985 Chung Pui-lam PHKS
1988

Election results

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

1988 Legislative Council election: Sham Shui Po
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PHKS Chung Pui-lam Unopposed
PHKS hold Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: Sham Shui Po
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PHKS Chung Pui-lam 19 70.37
Nonpartisan Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 829.63
Nonpartisan 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).