Central and Western District Board election, 1985

Central and Western District Board election, 1985
7 March 1985
13 (of the 19) seats to Central and Western District Board
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 30.2%
  First party Second party
 
Party Central and Western District Coalition Reform
Last election New party 0 seat, 7.4%
Seats before 3 0
Seats won 10 1
Seat change Increase7 Increase1
Popular vote 19,703 1,975
Percentage 77.5% 7.8%
Swing N/A Increase0.8%

The 1985 Central and Western District Board election was held on 7 March 1985 to elect all 13 elected to the 19-member Central and Western District Board. The 5 incumbents formed a coalition with 7 other candidates and swept the polls with winning 10 out of the 12 seats.[1]

Overall election results

Central and Western District Board election result 1985[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Central and Western District Coalition 10 7 0 +7 76.9 77.5 19,703
  Independent 2 1 1 0 15.4 49.1 12,481
  Reform 1 1 0 +1 7.7 7.8 1,975 +0.8

Results by constituency

Chung Wan

Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Association Chow Wai-keung uncontested
HKAS Gerry Wai Ka-cheung uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
HKAS win (new seat)

Kennedy Town East

Kennedy Town East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Meeting Point Hung Wing-tat 1,977 44.3
HKAS Lee Shun-wai 1,334 29.9
Nonpartisan Pang Wah-keung 817 18.3
Reform Shek Yiu-wah 339 7.6
Meeting Point win (new seat)
HKAS win (new seat)

Kennedy Town West & Mount Davis

Kennedy Town West & Mount Davis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Association Vincent Ko Hon-chiu 4,194 58.7
Nonpartisan Chow Yin-sum 2,433 48.1
Nonpartisan Ho Chi-hung 512 7.2
People's Association win (new seat)
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Middle Levels & Peak

Mid Levels & Peak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chan Wai-fong 2,253 40.5
Nonpartisan Tong Ka-wing 2,073 37.2 –26.4
Nonpartisan Yuen Bun-keung 1,242 22.3
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
Nonpartisan hold Swing

Sai Ying Pun East

Sai Ying Pun East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Association Lai Kwok-hung 1,953 43.7
Reform Leung Ying-yeung 1,636 36.6
Nonpartisan Cheung Yiu-kei 878 19.7
People's Association win (new seat)
Reform win (new seat)

Sai Ying Pun West

Sai Ying Pun West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lee Tat-yu uncontested
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Sheung Wan

Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,522 65.6 +20.1
Nonpartisan Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,187 51.2
Nonpartisan Tsui Mei-lam 1,086 46.8
Observers gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 李彭廣. "香港選舉資料庫". Public Governance Programme. Lingnan University.
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