South New Territories (1985 constituency)
{{Infobox constituency
|type= Electoral College
|name= South New Territories
|year= 1985
|abolished= 1991
|parl_name= Legislative Council of Hong Kong
|map1 =
|map_entity = Hong Kong
|map_size = 320px
|region= New Territories
|district= Tsuen Wan District
Islands District
Sai Kung District
|elects_howmany= One
|population =
|electorate =
|previous=
|next= 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.{{cite book|title=White Paper: The Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong|author=The Hong Kong Government|publisher=Government Printer|location=Hong Kong|year=1984}}
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
Elected members are as follows:{{cite journal|last1=雷|first1=競璇|last2=沈|first2=國祥|year=1995|title=香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年|publisher=Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies|issue=19|location=香港|journal=硏究叢刊}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}} | | 1985 | Daniel Lam | Independent |
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent (politician)}} | | 1988 | Richard Lai | Independent |
Election results
Only the final results of the run-off are shown.
{{Election box begin| title=1988 Legislative Council election: South New Territories}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Daniel Lam Wai-keung
|votes = 38
|percentage = 38.78
|change = -6.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Hong Kong Society
|candidate = Yeung Fuk-kwong
|votes = 31
|percentage = 31.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
|candidate = Richard Lai Sung-lung
|votes = 20
|percentage = 20.41
|change = -23.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Hong Kong Society
|candidate = William Wan Hon-cheung
|votes = 9
|percentage = 9.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = HKADPL
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1985 Legislative Council election: South New Territories}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Richard Lai Sung-lung
|votes = 34
|percentage = 54.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Daniel Lam Wai-keung
|votes = 28
|percentage = 45.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Ho Tung-ching
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{New Territories constituencies for Legislative Council}}
Category:Constituencies of Hong Kong
Category:Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council