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1986 Hong Kong municipal elections
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1986 Hong Kong municipal elections | |
| country | Hong Kong | |
| flag_image | Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1983 Hong Kong municipal election | |
| previous_year | 1983 | |
| next_election | 1989 Hong Kong municipal elections | |
| next_year | 1989 | |
| seats_for_election | 15 (of the 30) seats to the Urban Council | |
| 12 (of the 36) seats to the Regional Council | ||
| election_date | 6 March 1986 | |
| registered | 1,441,540 | |
| turnout | 362,107 (26.92%) | |
| image3 | [[File:Lau Nai Keung Chopped.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader3 | Lau Nai-keung | |
| party3 | Meeting Point | |
| leaders_seat3 | Did not stand | |
| last_election3 | New party | |
| seats3 | 1 UC | |
| 1 RC | ||
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| popular_vote3 | 35,411 | |
| percentage3 | 10.06% | |
| swing3 | N/A | |
| image2 | [[File:Hilton Cheong-Leen.png | 150x150px]] |
| leader2 | Hilton Cheong-Leen | |
| party2 | Hong Kong Civic Association | |
| leaders_seat2 | Wan Chai | |
| last_election2 | 4 seats, 18.58% | |
| seats2 | 3 UC | |
| — | ||
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| popular_vote2 | 44,427 | |
| percentage2 | 12.60% | |
| swing2 | 5.98pp | |
| image1 | [[File:Frederick Fung at Alliance for True Democracy.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | Frederick Fung | |
| party1 | Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy | |
| leaders_seat1 | Sham Shui Po East | |
| last_election1 | 2 seats, 10.98% | |
| seats1 | **5 UC | |
| 1 RC** | ||
| seat_change1 | 4 | |
| popular_vote1 | 47,833 | |
| percentage1 | 13.58% | |
| swing1 | 2.60pp | |
| leader4 | Brook Bernacchi | |
| party4 | Reform Club of Hong Kong | |
| leaders_seat4 | Shau Kei Wan | |
| (lost seat) | ||
| last_election4 | 3 seats, 15.38% | |
| seats4 | 2 UC | |
| — | ||
| seat_change4 | 1 | |
| popular_vote4 | 24,486 | |
| percentage4 | 6.95% | |
| swing4 | 8.43pp | |
| image5 | [[File:Blanksvg.svg | 150x120px]] |
| leader5 | Huang Chen-ya | |
| party5 | Hong Kong Affairs Society | |
| leaders_seat5 | Did not stand | |
| last_election5 | New party | |
| seats5 | 1 UC | |
| 0 RC | ||
| seat_change5 | ||
| popular_vote5 | 19,330 | |
| percentage5 | 5.49% | |
| swing5 | N/A | |
| title | Chairmen | |
| before_election | Hilton Cheong-Leen (UC) | |
| RegCo new established | ||
| after_election | Hugh Forsgate (UC) | |
| Cheung Yan-lung (RC) | ||
| map_size | 325px |
12 (of the 36) seats to the Regional Council 1 RC — 1 RC** (lost seat) — 0 RC RegCo new established Cheung Yan-lung (RC) The 1986 Hong Kong Urban Council and Regional Council elections were the municipal elections held on 6 March 1986 for the elected seats of the Urban Council for Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Kowloon and newly created Regional Council for the rest of the New Territories respectively.
Overview
15 seats in the Urban Council remained the directly elected by the general residents and 15 appointed by the Governor. For the newly formed Regional Council, 12 seats were directly elected and 9 seats were elected by the New Territories District Boards members, with 12 appointed members and 3 ex officio members of the Chairman and two vice chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk. The first-past-the-post voting system was used.
Total of 362,725, which shared 27 per cent of the voters cast their votes on the election day on 6 March, 143,888 of which voted (35.9 per cent turnout) in the Regional Council and 218,837 of them (23.2 per cent turnout) voted in the Urban Council, slightly higher than the 1983 Urban Council Election.
Among 12 incumbent Urban Councillors, only veteran Brook Bernacchi of the Reform Club of Hong Kong and Chow Wai-hung of the Hong Kong Civic Association failed to be re-elected. The oldest elected Urban Councillor was Elsie Tu who was already 72 years old, while 64 years old Kwong Ping-yau was the oldest Regional Councillor. For the Regional Council, 10 out of 27 councillors elected were social workers, while there were also 7 education workers.
The grassroots organisation Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy (PCPHP) had candidates it supported being elected Kwun Tong, Sham Shui Po, Shau Kei Wan and Wong Tai Sin while the other new political groups such as the Hong Kong Affairs Society and Meeting Point had both victories and defeats in different areas.
General results
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Elected members
Urban Council
| District | Constituency | Candidates | Affiliation | Central & Western | Wan Chai | Eastern | Southern | Kowloon City | Kwun Tong | Mong Kok | Yau Tsim | Sham Shui Po | Wong Tai Sin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central & Western | Chow Wai-keung | ||||||||||||
| Wan Chai | Hilton Cheong-Leen | ||||||||||||
| North Point | Man Sai-cheong | ||||||||||||
| Shau Kei Wan | Cheung Wai-ping | ||||||||||||
| Southern | Joseph Chan Yuek-sut | ||||||||||||
| Kowloon City West | Peter Chan Chi-kwan | ||||||||||||
| Kowloon City East | Pao Ping-wing | ||||||||||||
| Kwun Tong West | Elsie Tu | ||||||||||||
| Kwun Tong East | Lam Chak-piu | ||||||||||||
| Mong Kok | Chan Kwok-ming | ||||||||||||
| Yau Ma Tei | Kwan Lim-ho | ||||||||||||
| Sham Shui Po East | Frederick Fung Kin-kee | ||||||||||||
| Sham Shui Po West | Lee Chik-yuet | ||||||||||||
| Wong Tai Sin South | Fok Pui-yee | ||||||||||||
| Wong Tai Sin North | Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin |
Regional Council
| District | Constituency | Candidate | Affiliation | Tsuen Wan | Tuen Mun | Yuen Long | North | Tai Po | Sai Kung | Sha Tin | Kwai Tsing | Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuen Wan | Albert Chan Wai-yip | |||||||||||
| Tuen Mun East | Tsang Kwok-yuen | |||||||||||
| Tuen Mun West | Ng Ming-yum | /PCPHP | ||||||||||
| Yuen Long | Tang Kam-fat | |||||||||||
| North | Tang Kwok-yung | |||||||||||
| Tai Po | Michael Lai Kam-cheung | |||||||||||
| Sai Kung | Wong Shui-sang | |||||||||||
| Sha Tin East | Cheung Chi-yuen | |||||||||||
| Sha Tin West | Lau Kong-wah | |||||||||||
| Kwai Chung East | Lee Wing-tat | |||||||||||
| Kwai Chung West & Tsing Yi | Wong Man-tai | |||||||||||
| Islands | Kwong Ping-yau |
References
References
- (7 March 1986). "通宵點票今晨完成 三十六萬人投票 投票率官方滿意". Wah Kiu Yat Po.
- (8 March 1986). "民選市局區域議局議員 社工界佔十人 杜葉錫恩獲得選票最多". Wah Kiu Yat Po.
- (8 March 1986). "港人對政治意識漸提高". Wah Kiu Yat Po.
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