Wong Tai Sin (1985 constituency)

Wong Tai Sin
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
DistrictWong Tai Sin District
RegionKowloon
Former constituency
Created1985
Abolished1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced byKowloon 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]

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]

Election Member Party
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PHKS Michael Cheng Tak-kin 16 55.17
Independent Conrad Lam Kui-shing 13 44.83 −6.78
PHKS gain from Independent Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: Wong Tai Sin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Conrad Lam Kui-shing 16 51.61
PHKS Liu Kwun-sing 15 48.39
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.