Wong Tai Sin (1985 constituency)

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Wong Tai Sin
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
District Wong Tai Sin District
Region Kowloon
Former constituency
Created 1985
Abolished 1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced by Kowloon Central

Wong Tai Sin 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 Wong Tai Sin District in Kowloon. [1]

Contents

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the Wong Tai Sin District as the electorates. It was replaced by Kowloon Central constituency in 1991.

Returned members

Elected members are as follows: [2]

ElectionMemberParty
1985 Conrad Lam Independent
1988 Michael Cheng PHKS
1990 LDF

Election results

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

1988 Legislative Council election: Wong Tai Sin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PHKS Michael Cheng Tak-kin 16 55.17
Independent Conrad Lam Kui-shing 1344.83-6.78
PHKS gain from Independent Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: Wong Tai Sin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Conrad Lam Kui-shing 16 51.61
PHKS Liu Kwun-sing1548.39
Independent 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).