Hong Kong local elections, 1994

Hong Kong local elections, 1994

18 September 1994

All Elected Constituencies
346 (of the 373) seats in all 18 Districts Boards
Turnout 33.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Lee Tsang Yok-sing Frederick Fung
Party Democratic DAB ADPL
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Last election New party New party 15 seats, 5.26%
Seats won 75 38 29
Seat change Increase13 Increase28 Increase14
Popular vote 157,929 82,197 47,740
Percentage 23.01% 11.97% 6.95%
Swing N/A N/A Increase1.69pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  LDF
Leader Allen Lee Hu Fa-kuang Lau Kong-wah
Party Liberal LDF Civil Force
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Last election New party 24 seats, 8.96% New party
Seats won 18 11 10
Seat change Increase8 Increase2 Increase8
Popular vote 50,755 25,499 12,141
Percentage 7.39% 3.71% 1.77%
Swing N/A Decrease5.25pp N/A

The 1994 Hong Kong District Board elections were held on 18 September 1994. Election was held to all 18 districts of Hong Kong, for 346 members from directly elected constituencies with the abolition of the appointed seats under the new electoral arrangements, as the last step of the democratisation by the then Governor Chris Patten before the handover of Hong Kong.

Under the Patten's reform package, the voting age was lowered to 18 from 21, appointed members were abolished, and District Board members were given responsibility of filling 10 of the 60 Legislative Council seats through Election Committee constituency in the election next year.[1]

Despite set against the British-Chinese dispute over Hong Kong's political reform, the election was influenced by local issues such as bus fares and garbage collection. The turnout of 33.1%, slightly higher than the 32.5% turnout for the 1991 legislative elections. Almost 700,000 votes cast were 60% more than in the previous election and reflect the broader franchise stemming from Patten's reform package.[1]

The pro-democracy alliance, the United DemocratsMeeting Point, which was undergoing the merger plan of creating the Democratic Party, captured the lead with 75 seats and teamed up with smaller pro-democracy parties to gain control of five of the 18 District Boards.[1]

The biggest pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) won 37 seats, doing better than expected, while conservative, pro-business candidates of the Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF) and the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance came in below expectations with 30 seats.[1]

After the elections, Beijing appointed 200 District Affairs Advisers as the part of establishing a political structure parallel to that of the British one, as it claimed that Patten's reform violated the constitution and Sino-British agreements.[1]

General outcome

 Overall Summary of the 18 September 1994 District Boards of Hong Kong election results
Political Affiliation Popular vote % Standing Elected
United DemocratsMeeting Point 157,929 23.01 133 75
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 47,740 6.95 40 29
123 Democratic Alliance 14,858 2.16 21 7
Kowloon City Observers 5,164 0.75 6 2
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation 4,048 0.59 5 2
Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association 3,273 0.48 3 2
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions 2,850 0.42 2 2
Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union 2,127 0.31 1 1
Neighbourhood and Workers Service Centre 859 0.13 3 1
Pioneer 387 0.06 1 0
Total for pro-democracy camp 249,685 36.38 223 124
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong 82,197 11.97 84 38
Liberal Party 50,755 7.39 89 18
Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong 25,499 3.71 28 11
Civil Force 12,141 1.77 10 10
Kwun Tong Man Chung Friendship Promotion Association 11,952 1.74 12 7
United Front for the Service of the People 9,720 1.42 8 4
East Kowloon District Residents' Committee 9,197 1.34 11 8
Public Affairs Society 6,982 1.02 15 2
Hong Kong Progressive Alliance 4,516 0.66 8 2
Tai Po District Residence Association 3,325 0.48 4 1
New Territories West Residents Association 2,187 0.32 5 1
Kowloon City District Residence Association 1,486 0.22 2 2
Mongkok District Residence Association 1,450 0.21 2 2
Sham Shui Po Residents Association 332 0.05 3 2
Total for pro-China camp 224,378 32.69 285 111
Total for others 212,354 30.94 249 111
Total (turnout 33.1%) 686,417 100.0 757 346

Vote summary

Popular vote
UDHK/MP
 
23.01%
DAB
 
11.87%
Liberal
 
7.39%
ADPL
 
6.95%
LDF
 
3.71%
123DA
 
2.16%
Civil Force
 
1.77%
Others
 
43.14%

Seat summary

Seats
UDHK/MP
 
21.68%
DAB
 
10.69%
ADPL
 
8.38%
Liberal
 
5.20%
LDF
 
3.18%
Civil Force
 
2.90%
123DA
 
2.02%
Others
 
45.95%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tefft, Sheila (20 September 1994). "Pro-Democracy Parties Capture Lead in Hong Kong Elections". The Christian Science Monitor.
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