The 1991 New Territories West by-election was held on 8 December 1991 after the incumbent Legislative Councillor Tai Chin-wah of New Territories West resigned from the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) on 8 October 1991 weeks after the 1991 general election as he was being discovered of his falsified legal qualifications.
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The liberal Meeting Point (MP) Zachary Wong Wai-yin, who was fully supported by the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) triumphed over two conservative candidates with rural background, Tang Siu-tong and Kingsley Sit Ho-yin, and a liberal Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) candidate Yim Tin-sang, by receiving 21,559 votes with a 40 percent plurality.[1][2]
The result raised the pro-democracy camp's total directly elected seats to 17, enlarging their strength in the legislature to 21, similar to that of the conservative Co-operative Resources Centre bloc.[1]
Tai was later found guilty of forging credentials and was given a six-month jail sentence, suspended for one year.[3]
Candidates edit
The pro-democratic Meeting Point (MP) nominated Zachary Wong Wai-yin, the candidate in the September general election in 1991 who lost to Tai Chin-wah. As the electoral ally in the general election, the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) endorsed Wong.
Another pro-democratic party, the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) also field a candidate, Yim Tin-sang, a Tuen Mun District Board member. The two pro-democratic parties fielding candidates against each other also sparked some controversies within the camp.
Tang Siu-tong and Kingsley Sit Ho-yin, both came from rural background also ran in the election.
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Meeting Point | Zachary Wong Wai-yin | 21,559 | 39.5 | +20.5 | |
| Independent | Tang Siu-tong | 18,858 | 34.6 | +18.3 | |
| ADPL | Yim Tin-sang | 7,780 | 14.3 | ||
| Independent | Kingsley Sit Ho-yin | 5,745 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | 2,701 | 4.9 | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,942 | 100.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 592 | ||||
| Turnout | 54,534 | 27.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 198,812 | ||||
| Meeting Point gain from FSHK | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Yu, George T. (1993). China in Transition: Economic, Political, and Social Developments. University Press of America. p. 244.
- ^ Kwok, Rowena Y. F. (1992). Votes Without Power: The Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections, 1991. Hong Kong University Press. p. 28.
- ^ Cheng, J. Y. S.; Kwong, Paul C. K. The Other Hong Kong Report, 1992. Chinese University Press. p. 145.