Hong Kong Island West (1991 constituency)

Hong Kong Island West was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991, which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the dual-seat constituency dual vote system. The constituency covers Central and Western District and Southern District on Hong Kong Island.[1]

Hong Kong Island West
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Hong Kong Island West in Hong Kong
DistrictCentral and Western District
Southern District
RegionKowloon
Electorate171,052
Former constituency
Created1991
Abolished1995
Number of membersTwo
Replaced byHong Kong Island South
Hong Kong Island West

The constituency was divided and replaced by the Hong Kong Island South and Hong Kong Island West constituencies in 1995.[2]

Returned members

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Elected members are as follows:[3]

Election Member Party Member Party
1991 Yeung Sum UDHK Huang Chen-ya UDHK
1994 Democratic Democratic

Election results

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1991 Legislative Council election: Hong Kong Island West[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democrats Yeung Sum 45,108 34.79
United Democrats Huang Chen-ya 31,052 23.95
Independent David Chan Yuk-cheung 29,413 22.69
LDF Alexander Chang Yau-hung 12,145 9.37
NHKA Ronnie Wong Man-chiu 6,113 4.71
NHKA Winnie Cheung Wai-sun 5,821 4.50
Turnout 68,979 40.33
Registered electors 171,052
United Democrats win (new seat)
United Democrats win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ a b Scott, I (1991). "Chapter One: An Overview of the Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections of 1991". The Asian Journal of Public Administration. 13 (2): 11–37. doi:10.1080/02598272.1991.10800247.
  2. ^ 殷, 俊; 馬, 春暖 (2018). "香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變". 中國大陸研究. 61 (3): 033–052.
  3. ^ 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.