1991 Hong Kong municipal elections

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1991 Hong Kong municipal elections
← 1989 5 May 1991 1995 →
15 (of the 40) seats to the Urban Council
12 (of the 26) seats to the Regional Council
Registered1,822,443 Increase13.62%
Turnout393,764 (23.14%) Increase5.54pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Lee Hu Fa-kuang Hilton Cheong-Leen
Party United Democrats LDF Civic
Last election New party New party 4 seats, 7.18%
Seats before 5 2 3
Seats won 5 UC
6 RC 		2 UC
1 RC 		2 UC
—
Seat change Increase6 Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 146,229 39,139 22,048
Percentage 37.33% 9.99% 5.63%
Swing N/A N/A Decrease1.55
pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Frederick Fung Brook Bernacchi Anthony Cheung
Party
ADPL
 Reform Meeting Point
Last election 4 seats, 9.99% 2 seats, 6.31% 2 seats, 10.21%
Seats before 2 2 0
Seats won 2 UC
— 		2 UC
— 		1
UC

—
Seat change Steady Steady Increase1
Popular vote 21,033 9,045 12,476
Percentage 5.37% 2.31% 3.18%
Swing Decrease4.62
pp
 Decrease4.00
pp
 Decrease7.03
pp
Chairmen before election

Hugh Forsgate (UC)
Cheung Yan-lung (RC)

 Elected Chairmen

Lam Wai-keung
(RC)

The 1991 Hong Kong Urban Council and Regional Council elections were the municipal elections held on 5 May 1991 for the elected seats of the Urban Council and Regional Council respectively. The election saw the direct rivalry between the newly established political parties, the liberal United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) and the conservative Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDFHK) which the liberal forces won a landslide victory.

Overview

For the

first-past-the-post
voting system was in use.

The elections were one of the three elections in the year, which came after the

pro-democracy activists and professionals came together as the United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) in preparation for the elections in April 1990, while the conservative pro-business forces founded the Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong
(LDFHK) in November 1990 to counter the pro-democracy forces. The United Democrats became the biggest winner in the District Board elections, sweeping 52 seats, as compared to LDF's 24 seats. It was seen as the rehearsals of those parties for the more important Legislative Council election in September.

A total number of 59 candidates contested for 25 seats, excluding the two uncontested seats in each councils. 392,496 electorates cast their votes, which counted more than 23.3 per cent of the total registered voters, about six per cent higher than the

Gilbert Leung Kam-ho.[1]

The two newly established political parties, the liberal pro-democracy United Democrats, and its allies, and the conservative pro-business Liberal Democratic Federation, with the support of the older grassroots organisation Hong Kong Civic Association, contested heavily in the districts like North Point, Southern District, Kowloon City East, Wong Tai Sin South, Tuen Mun West and Tai Po.[2] The United Democrats won 11 seats as result, more than one-third in each council, including Sha Tin where Lau Kong-wah and Wong Hon-chung both won a seat in preparation for contesting the Legislative Council direct election in September, while the LDF won only three seats.

Results

Overall Summary of the 5 May 1991
election results
Political Affiliation Urban Council Regional Council Total
Popular
votes 		Standing Elected Popular
votes 		Standing Elected Popular
votes 		% Total
seats
gained
United Democrats of Hong Kong 66,928 8 5 79,301 7 6 146,229 37.33 11
Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong 27,730 4 2 11,409 3 1 39,139 9.99 3
Hong Kong Civic Association 22,048 5 2 - - - 22,048 5.63 2
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 21,033 2 2 - - - 21,033 5.37 2
Reform Club of Hong Kong 9,045 2 2 - - - 9,045 2.31 2
Meeting Point 12,476 1 1 - - - 12,476 3.18 1
Individuals and others 82,446 18 1 86,442 14 5 168,888 43.11 6
Total 214,597 37 15 177,152 24 12 391,749 100.00 27

Note: Some of the candidates with multiple affiliations are overlapped in this chart.

Result breakdown

Urban Council

District Constituency Candidates Affiliation Votes %
Central & Western Central & Western 1 Wong Sui-lai United Democrats 9,327 55.62
2 Chan Tak-chor
Independent
 7,442 44.38
Wan Chai Wan Chai 1 San Stephen Wong Hon-ching
Independent
 4,714 51.38
2 Susanna Yeung Wan-king United Democrats 4,460 48.62
Eastern
 North Point 1 Man Sai-cheong United Democrats 12,177 69.56
2 Wong Tak-lun LDF/Civic 4,040 23.08
3 Au Yuk-lun
Independent
 1,289 7.36
Shau Kei Wan 1 Brook Bernacchi Reform 9,045 52.92
2
Joseph Lai Chi-keong
 United Democrats 4,178 24.45
3 Chiu Kin-man
Independent
 3,868 22.63
Southern
 Southern 1 Yeung Chui-chun
Independent
 4,743 18.95
2 Joseph Chan Yuek-sut LDF/Civic 10,593 42.32
3
Ho Chun-yan
 United Democrats 9,693 38.73
Kowloon City Kowloon City West 1 Chiang Sai-cheong United Democrats 6,686 53.26
2 Peter Chan Chi-kwan Civic 5,868 46.74
Kowloon City East 1 Pao Ping-wing LDF 6,372 52.84
2 Wong Ho-kei
Independent
 546 4.92
3 Tsang Kin-shing
ASPDMC
 4,187 37.70
Kwun Tong Kwun Tong West 1 Elsie Tu
Independent
 14,556 54.63
2 Lee Chun-ming
Independent
 765 2.87
3 Chan Kam-lam
Independent
 11,325 42.50
Kwun Tong East 1
Li Wah-ming
 		Meeting Point/UD 12,476 60.74
2 Wong Ping-kuen
Independent
 8,064 39.26
Mong Kok Mong Kok 1 Chan Kwok-ming
Independent
 4,475 51.32
2 Law Wing-cheung
Independent
 3,339 38.30
3 Kung Po-chuk Civic 905 10.38
Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po East 1
Frederick Fung Kin-kee
ADPL
 9,944 88.41
2 Lee Yau-wai
Independent
 1,304 11.59
Sham Shui Po West 1 Ma Lee-wo United Democrats 7,931 56.68
2 Wong Kuen-wai
Independent
 6,062 43.32
Wong Tai Sin Wong Tai Sin South 1 Mok Ying-fan
ADPL
 11,089 62.25
2 Wong Kam-chi LDF 6,725 37.75
Wong Tai Sin North 1
Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin
 		Reform uncontested
Yau Tsim Yau Tsim 1 Daniel Wong Kwok-tung
Independent
 3,028 47.25
2 Tong Chor-yin
Independent
 2,568 40.07
3 Yu Hon-piu
Independent
 171 2.67
4 Wu Yan-yu Civic 642 10.02

Regional Council

District Constituency Candidate Affiliation Votes %
Islands Islands 1 Kwong Kwok-kam
Independent
 2,822 41.84
2 Fung Puk-tai
Independent
 3,922 58.16
North
 North 1 Cheung Hon-chung LDF uncontested
Sai Kung Sai Kung 1 Wong Shui-sang
Independent
 3,604 47.89
2
Glibert Leung Kam-ho
Independent (FSHK
) 		3,922 52.11
Sha Tin Sha Tin East 1 Lee York-fai
Independent
 462 1.98
2 Wong Hon-chung United Democrats 11,475 49.21
3 Tony Kan Chung-nin
Independent
 11,381 48.81
Sha Tin West 1 Lau Kong-wah United Democrats 16,755 77.40
2 Wai Hing-cheung
Independent
 4,893 22.60
Tai Po Tai Po 1 Cheng Chun-ping LDF 7,673 43.26
2 Fung Chi-wood United Democrats 10,064 56.74
Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan 1
Albert Chan Wai-yip
 		United Democrats 13,232 63.89
2 Ip Yeung Fuk-lan
Independent
 7,478 36.11
Tuen Mun Tuen Mun East 1
Alfred Tso Shiu-wai
Independent (FSHK
) 		7,975 67.70
2 Ng Wai-cho United Democrats 3,805 32.30
Tuen Mun West 1 Ng Ming-yum United Democrats 14,010 78.95
2 Philip Li Koi-hop LDF 3,736 21.05
Yuen Long Yuen Long 1 Ngan Kam-chuen
Independent
 10,003 66.89
2 Chan Yat-tung
Independent
 4,952 33.11
Kwai Tsing Kwai Chung East 1 Chow Yick-hay United Democrats 9,960 77.87
Lee Wing-kin
Independent
 2,830 22.13
Kwai Chung West & Tsing Yi 1 Ting Yin-wah
Independent
(TYCG) 		13,154 69.45
2 Sarena Young Fuk-ki
Independent
 5,787 30.55

References

  1. ^ "兩個市局選擧四十萬人投票 現任議員四人敗落 另四人充公保証金 陳子鈞九月捲土重來 參加立法局直選 區議會選擧中敗落六人市局選擧獲勝". Wah Kiu Yat Po. 7 May 1989. p. 3.
  2. ^ "港同盟與自民聯激爭 李柱銘對投票率抱樂觀態度 胡法光料過半數成員可勝出". Wah Kiu Yat Po. 6 May 1989. p. 1.
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