West Island (1985 constituency)
| West Island | |
|---|---|
| Former Electoral College constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
| District | Central and Western District Southern District |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1985 |
| Abolished | 1991 |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Hong Kong Island West |
West Island 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 Central and Western District and Southern District on Hong Kong Island.[1]
The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the two Districts as the electorates. It was renamed as Hong Kong Island West constituency in 1991 with expanded electorates.
Returned members
[edit]Elected members are as follows:[2]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Liu Lit-for | Independent | |
| 1980s | PHKS | ||
| 1988 | So Chau Yim-ping | Civic | |
Election results
[edit]Only the final results of the run-off are shown.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | So Chau Yim-ping | 18 | 40.00 | ||
| PHKS | Liu Lit-for | 16 | 35.56 | −12.92 | |
| Civic | Joseph Chan Yuek-sut | 11 | 24.44 | ||
| Civic gain from PHKS | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Liu Lit-for | 16 | 48.48 | ||
| HKAS | Anthony Ng Sung-man | 9 | 27.27 | ||
| Independent | Keith Lam Hon-keung | 8 | 24.24 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||