East New Territories (1985 constituency)

East New Territories
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
DistrictNorth District
Tai Po District
Shatin District
RegionNew Territories
Former constituency
Created1985
Abolished1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced byNew Territories East
New Territories North

East 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 North District, Tai Po District and Shatin District in New Territories.[1]

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the three Districts as the electorates. It was divided and replaced by the New Territories East and New Territories North constituencies in 1991.

Returned members

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Elected members are as follows:[2]

Election Member Party
1985 Andrew Wong Independent
1988

Election results

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Only the final results of the run-off are shown.

1988 Legislative Council election: East New Territories
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Wong Wang-fat 30 54.55 −0.85
Meeting Point Michael Lai Kam-cheung 25 45.45
Independent hold Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: East New Territories
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Wong Wang-fat 29 53.70
Independent Pang Hang-yin 25 46.30
Independent Liu Ching-leung 0 0
Independent Wong Yuen-cheung 0 0
Independent Wai Hon-leung 0 0
Independent win (new seat)

References

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  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.