New Territories West by-election, 1991
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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.
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]
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Candidates
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
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 [[Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong|Template:Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong/meta/shortname]] | Swing |
See also
- Hong Kong legislative election, 1991
- List of Hong Kong by-elections
- New Territories West by-election, 1992