Hong Kong local elections, 1991

Hong Kong local elections, 1991

3 March 1991

All Elected Constituencies
272 (of the 441) seats in all 18 Districts Boards
Turnout 32.5%
  First party Second party Third party
  LDF
Leader Martin Lee Hu Fa-kuang Frederick Fung
Party United Democrats LDF ADPL
Alliance Pro-democracy Conservative Pro-democracy
Last election new new 27 seats, 10.25%
Seats won 52 24 15
Seat change N/A N/A Increase6
Popular vote 109,747 47,633 27,979
Percentage 20.64% 8.96% 5.26%
Swing N/A N/A Decrease4.99pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
  CA
Leader Hilton Cheong-Leen Anthony Cheung
Party Civic Meeting Point
Alliance Conservative Pro-democracy
Last election 16 seats, 6.65% 16 seats, 6.57%
Seats won 11 11
Seat change Decrease5 Increase2
Popular vote 24,760 18,386
Percentage 4.66% 3.46%
Swing Decrease1.99pp Decrease3.11pp

The 1991 Hong Kong District Board elections were held on 3 March 1991. Elections were held in all 19 districts of Hong Kong (in which Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District later merged into today's Yau Tsim Mong District), for 272 members from directly elected constituencies.

It was the rehearsals of all the newly established parties including pro-democracy United Democrats of Hong Kong and its allies, more middle-class oriented Hong Kong Democratic Foundation, and the conservative Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong for the Urban and Regional Council elections in May and more importantly the first Legislative Council direct election in September.[1] Its landslide successes in these elections marked the rise of the pro-democracy camp. United Democrats (later the Democratic Party) remained as the largest party at the Legco until 2004.

General outcome

 Overall Summary of the 3 March 1991 District Boards of Hong Kong election results
Political Affiliation Popular vote % Standing Elected
United Democrats of Hong Kong 109,747 20.64 75 52
Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong 47,633 8.96 51 24
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 27,979 5.26 19 15
Hong Kong Civic Association 24,760 4.66 21 11
Meeting Point 18,386 3.46 13 11
Tuen Mun Forth Reviewers 9,161 1.72 4 3
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation 8,667 1.63 7 3
Tsing Yi Concern Group 8,360 1.57 4 4
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions 6,229 1.17 4 4
Neighbourhood and Workers Service Centre 5,978 1.12 2 2
October Review 2,382 0.45 1 1
Kwun Tong Man Chung Friendship Promotion Association 2,231 0.42 2 2
Reform Club of Hong Kong 2,136 0.40 1 1
Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council 1,982 0.37 1 1
Hong Kong Citizen Forum 1,276 0.24 3 1
Independent and others 254,805 47.92 258 136
Total (turnout 32.5%) 531,712 100.0 467 272

Vote summary

Popular vote
United Democrats
 
20.64%
LDF
 
8.96%
ADPL
 
5.26%
Civic
 
4.66%
Meeting Point
 
3.46%
Others
 
57.02%

Seat summary

Seats
United Democrats
 
19.12%
LDF
 
8.82%
ADPL
 
5.51%
Civic
 
4.04%
Meeting Point
 
4.04%
Others
 
58.47%

References

  1. Yu, George T. (1993). China in Transition: Economic, Political, and Social Developments. University Press of America. p. 233.
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