1991 New Territories West by-election

Legislative Council of Hong Kong election 1991 New Territories West by-election British Hong Kong presidential Popular no 1991 Hong Kong legislative election 1991 1991 12 08 yes New Territories West by-election, 1992 1992 27.4% Zachary Wong Meeting Point Pro-democracy 21,559 39.5% Tang Siu-tong Independent (politician) Pro-Beijing 18,858 34.6% Yim Tin-sang Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood Pro-democracy 7,780 14.3% Kingsley Sit Independent (politician) Pro-Beijing 5,745 10.5% Member Tai Chin-wah (resigned) Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong Zachary Wong Meeting Point 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.244 China in Transition: Economic, Political, and Social Developments George T. Yu University Press of America 1993Votes Without Power: The Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections, 1991 Rowena Y. F. Kwok 28 Hong Kong University Press 1992 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. Tai was later found guilty of forging credentials and was given a six-month jail sentence, suspended for one year.The Other Hong Kong Report, 1992 J. Y. S. Cheng Paul C. K. Kwong Chinese University Press 145 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 New Territories West by-election 1991 Meeting Point Zachary Wong Wai-yin 21,559 39.5 +20.5 Independent (politician) Tang Siu-tong 18,858 34.6 +18.3 HKADPL Yim Tin-sang 7,780 14.3 Independent (politician) Kingsley Sit Ho-yin 5,745 10.5 2,701 4.9 53,942 100.0 592 54,534 27.4 198,812 Meeting Point Federation for the Stability of Hong Kong See also 1991 Hong Kong legislative election List of Hong Kong by-elections 1992 New Territories West by-election References Category:1991 in Hong Kong Category:1991 elections in Asia 1991