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This is a list of by-elections of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 1985, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties.

SAR Legislative Council (1998 to present)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Kowloon West TBA Yau Wai-ching

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F37943;" data-sort-value="Youngspiration" |

Youngspiration TBD Disqualified over oath-taking controversy
New Territories East TBA Sixtus Leung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F37943;" data-sort-value="Youngspiration" |

Youngspiration TBD Disqualified over oath-taking controversy
New Territories East 28 February 2016 Ronny Tong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #C0C0C0;" data-sort-value="Nonpartisan" |

Nonpartisan Alvin Yeung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic Resigned
Hong Kong Island 16 May 2010 Tanya Chan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic Tanya Chan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic Resigned and sought re-election
Kowloon West 16 May 2010 Wong Yuk-man

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e0050d;" data-sort-value="League of Social Democrats" |

LSD Wong Yuk-man

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e0050d;" data-sort-value="League of Social Democrats" |

LSD Resigned and sought re-election
Kowloon East 16 May 2010 Alan Leong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic Alan Leong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic Resigned and sought re-election
New Territories West 16 May 2010 Albert Chan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e0050d;" data-sort-value="League of Social Democrats" |

LSD Albert Chan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e0050d;" data-sort-value="League of Social Democrats" |

LSD Resigned and sought re-election
New Territories East 16 May 2010 Leung Kwok-hung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e0050d;" data-sort-value="League of Social Democrats" |

LSD Leung Kwok-hung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e0050d;" data-sort-value="League of Social Democrats" |

LSD Resigned and sought re-election
Hong Kong Island 2 December 2007 Ma Lik

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB Anson Chan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent Death (cancer)
Election Committee 16 September 2001 Ng Ching-fai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005F6B;" data-sort-value="New Century Forum" |

New Forum Ma Fung-kwok

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005F6B;" data-sort-value="New Century Forum" |

New Forum Resigned to take the office of President of the Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong Island 10 December 2000 Cheng Kai-nam

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong" |

DAB Audrey Eu

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent Declined the seat as a result of a corruption scandal
Financial Services 5 November 1998 Chim Pui-chung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #C0C0C0;" data-sort-value="Nonpartisan" |

Nonpartisan Fung Chi-kin

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #de002b;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance" |

HKPA Impeached after being convicted for conspiring to forge documents
Regional Council 29 October 1998 Tang Siu-tong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #de002b;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance" |

HKPA Tang Siu-tong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #de002b;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance" |

HKPA Void election

Provisional Legislative Council (1997–1998)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Selection Committee 7–8 July 1997 Maria Tam

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DC2A2A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong" |

LDF Choy So-yuk

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #de002b;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Progressive Alliance" |

HKPA Resigned to take the seat in the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the NPCSC

Colonial Legislative Council (1985–1997)

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause
Kowloon Central 5 March 1995 Lau Chin-shek

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #136C56;" data-sort-value="United Democrats of Hong Kong" |

United Democrats/CTU Lee Cheuk-yan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #058b4a;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions" |

CTU Resigned in protest
Regional Council 28 July 1993 Gilbert Leung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d83467;" data-sort-value="Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong" |

FSHK Alfred Tso

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DC2A2A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong" |

LDF Removed from seat after being found guilty of bribery
Industrial (First) 15 July 1993 Stephen Cheong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0d3b68;" data-sort-value="Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong" |

BPF James Tien

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0d3b68;" data-sort-value="Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong" |

BPF Death (heart attack)
New Territories West 30 August 1992 Ng Ming-yam

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #04770a;" data-sort-value="Meeting Point" |

Meeting Point Tang Siu-tong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #C0C0C0;" data-sort-value="Nonpartisan" |

Nonpartisan Death (cancer)
New Territories West 8 December 1991 Tai Chin-wah

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d83467;" data-sort-value="Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong" |

FSHK Zachary Wong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #04770a;" data-sort-value="Meeting Point" |

Meeting Point Resigned after the forging credentials scandal
Regional Council 5 June 1986 N/A Lau Wong-fat

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #C0C0C0;" data-sort-value="Nonpartisan" |

Nonpartisan Constituency new created