Hong Kong local elections, 1985
Hong Kong local elections, 1985
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All Elected Constituencies 237 (of 396) seats in all 19 District Boards |
Turnout |
37.5% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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Leader |
Hilton Cheong-Leen |
Brook Bernacchi |
Frederick Fung |
Party |
Civic |
Reform |
PCPHP |
Last election |
6 seats, 7.46% |
4 seats, 6.42% |
N/A |
Seats won |
17 |
17 |
8 |
Popular vote |
60,311 |
43,769 |
29,390 |
Percentage |
8.76% |
6.36% |
4.27% |
Swing |
1.30% |
0.06% |
N/A |
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The 1985 Hong Kong District Board elections were the second district board elections held on 7 March 1985 for the all 19 districts of Hong Kong (original Tsuen Wan District Board was separated into Tsuen Wan District Board and Kwai Tsing District Board).
Overview
The two political groups with long history, the Hong Kong Civic Association and the Reform Club of Hong Kong continued to fill candidates in various districts. The Reform Club focused on its base in the Eastern District and both groups focused their campaigns in the urban areas. The relatively new grassroots group, the Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy which mainly focused on the public housing policies also actively fill in candidates. The incumbent District Councillors in the Central and Western District, Eastern District and the Southern District on the Hong Kong Island formed the coalition of seeking for re-election. Most of the members retained their seats.[1]
General outcome
Total of 476,530 voters cast their votes on the election day on 7 March, which was about 37.5% of the total eligible voters, slightly higher than higher than the last election.
Overall Summary of the 7 March 1985 District Board election results
Political Affiliation |
Votes |
% |
Standing |
Elected |
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Hong Kong Civic Association |
60,311 | 8.76 | 44 | 17 |
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Reform Club of Hong Kong |
43,769 | 6.36 | 35 | 17 |
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Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy |
29,390 | 4.27 | 10 | 8 |
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Eastern District Coalition |
28,495 | 4.14 | 12 | 10 |
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Central and Western District Coalition |
19,703 | 2.86 | 12 | 10 |
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Hong Kong People's Association |
18,040 | 2.62 | 8 | 8 |
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Meeting Point |
9,714 | 1.41 | 4 | 4 |
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Southern District Coalition |
9,570 | 1.39 | 10 | 6 |
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Hong Kong Affairs Society |
4,148 | 0.60 | 3 | 3 |
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Independent and others |
508,313 | 73.81 | 385 | 170 |
Total (turnout 37.5%) |
688,676 |
100.00 |
501 |
237 |
Note: The votes of candidates with multiple affiliations are overlapped in this table.
References
- ↑ "革新會卅五人主力東區議席 公屋評議會居民力量 中西區十二子連環". The Wah Kiu Yat Po. 4 January 1985. p. 8.