Regional Council (constituency)

The Regional Council was an electoral college created in 1986[clarification needed] and became one of the functional constituencies between 1991 and 2000 for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, until the Urban Council and the Regional Council themselves were abolished in 1999 and the constituencies replaced by District Council and Catering in the 2000 LegCo election. The constituency was composed of all[clarify] members of the Regional Council.

Regional Council
Former Functional constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Former constituency
Created1986
Abolished2000
Number of membersOne
Replaced byCatering
District Council

Legislative Council members

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Election Member Party
1986 by-election Lau Wong-fat Nonpartisan
1988 Cheung Yan-lung PHKS
1991 Gilbert Leung Nonpartisan
1993 by-election Alfred Tso LDF
1995 Ngan Kam-chuen DAB
Not represented in the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98)
1998 Tang Siu-tong Progressive Alliance
2000 Constituency abolished

Election results

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1990s

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1998 Regional Council by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKPA Tang Siu-tong 28 56.0 +6.0
Independent Chiang Lai-wan 22 44.0 −4.0
DAB Ngan Kam-chuen 0
HKPA hold Swing
1998 Legislative Council election: Regional Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKPA Tang Siu-tong 25 51.02
Independent Chiang Lai-wan 24 48.98
DAB Ngan Kam-chuen 0 −56.76
Majority 1 2.04
Total valid votes 49 100.00
Rejected ballots 1
Turnout 50 100.00
Registered electors 50
HKPA win (new seat)
1995 Legislative Council election: Regional Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ngan Kam-chuen 21 56.76
Democratic Alan Tam King-wah 16 43.24
Majority 5 13.52
Total valid votes 37 100.00
Rejected ballots 2
Turnout 39 100.00
Registered electors 39
DAB gain from LDF Swing
1993 Regional Council by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF Alfred Tso Shiu-wai 17 51.5
Independent Yeung Fuk-kwong 6 18.2
United Democrats Chow Yick-hay 5 15.2 −26.5
Independent Lau Kong-wah 5 15.2
LDF gain from FSHK Swing
1991 Legislative Council election: Regional Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Gilbert Leung Kam-ho 20 40.00
United Democrats Chow Yick-hay 15 30.00
FSHK Daniel Lam Wai-keung 10 20.00
Independent Chow Chun-wing 5 10.00
Majority 5 10.00
Turnout 36 100.00
Registered electors 36
Nonpartisan gain from FSHK Swing

1980s

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1988 Legislative Council election: Regional Council[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PHKS Cheung Yan-lung 19 52.8
Nonpartisan Tang Kwok-yung 13 36.1
HKAS Choy Kan-pui 8 22.2
PHKS gain from Nonpartisan Swing
1986 Regional Council by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lau Wong-fat Unopposed
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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.