South New Territories (1985 constituency)
| South New Territories | |
|---|---|
| Former Electoral College constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| District | Tsuen Wan District Islands District Sai Kung District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Abolished | 1991 |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | New 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
[edit]Elected members are as follows:[2]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Daniel Lam | Independent | |
| 1988 | Richard Lai | Independent | |
Election results
[edit]Only the final results of the run-off are shown.
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | |||||