Urban Council (constituency)

Urban Council
Former Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Former constituency
Created1985
Abolished2000
Number of membersOne
Replaced byCatering
District Council

The Urban Council was an election college created in 1985 Legislative Council election and became one of the functional constituencies between 1991 and 1998 for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, until the Urban Council and Regional Council were abolished in 1999 and replaced by District Council and Catering. The constituency was composed of all members of the Urban Council.[clarify]

Legislative Council members

Election Member Party
1985 Hilton Cheong-Leen Civic Association
1988 Elsie Tu Independent
1991
1995 Mok Ying-fan ADPL
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98)
1998 Ambrose Cheung Independent
2000 Constituency abolished

Election results

1990s

1998 Legislative Council election: Urban Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 26 56.52
Independent Ronnie Wong Man-chiu 20 43.48
ADPL Mok Ying-fan 0 0.00
Majority 6 13.04
Total valid votes 46 100.00
Rejected ballots 1
Turnout 47 94.00
Registered electors 50
Independent win (new seat)
1995 Legislative Council election: Urban Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Mok Ying-fan Unopposed
Registered electors 41
ADPL gain from Independent Swing
1991 Legislative Council election: Urban Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elsie Tu Unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Registered electors 40

1980s

1988 Legislative Council election: Urban Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elsie Tu Unopposed
Independent gain from Civic Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: Urban Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Hilton Cheong-Leen 16 55.2
Independent Elsie Tu 13 44.8
Civic win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2013.