South New Territories (1985 constituency)

South New Territories
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
DistrictTsuen Wan District
Islands District
Sai Kung District
RegionNew Territories
Former constituency
Created1985
Abolished1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced byNew Territories South
New Territories East

West New Territories 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 Tsuen Wan District, Islands District, and Sai Kung District in New Territories.[1]

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the two Districts as the electorates. It was divided and replaced by New Territories South and New Territories East in 1991.

Returned members

Elected members are as follows:[2]

Election Member Party
1985 Daniel Lam Independent
1988 Richard Lai Independent

Election results

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

1988 Legislative Council election: South New Territories
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Daniel Lam Wai-keung 38 38.78 −6.38
PHKS Yeung Fuk-kwong 31 31.63
ADPL Richard Lai Sung-lung 20 20.41 −23.21
PHKS William Wan Hon-cheung 9 9.18
Independent gain from ADPL Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: South New Territories
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Lai Sung-lung 34 54.84
Independent Daniel Lam Wai-keung 28 45.16
Independent John Ho Tung-ching 0 0
Independent win (new seat)

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 (19). 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies.