Kwun Tong (1985 constituency)
Kwun Tong 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 Kwun Tong District in Kowloon.[1]
| Kwun Tong | |
|---|---|
| Former Electoral College constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| District | Kwun Tong District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Abolished | 1991 |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Kowloon East |
The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the Kwun Tong District as the electorates. It was renamed as Kowloon East constituency in 1991 with expanded electorates.
Returned members
Elected members are as follows:[2]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Poon Chi-fai | Independent | |
| 1980s | PHKS | ||
| 1988 | |||
Election results
Only the final results of the run-off are shown.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHKS | Poon Chi-fai | 21 | 63.64 | ||
| Meeting Point | Li Wah-ming | 12 | 36.36 | +36.36 | |
| PHKS hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Poon Chi-fai | 18 | 62.07 | ||
| Independent | Cheng Kwan-suen | 11 | 37.93 | ||
| Meeting Point | Li Wah-ming | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- The Hong Kong Government (1984). White Paper: The Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Government Printer.
- 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).
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