South Kowloon (1985 constituency)

South Kowloon

Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
District| Mong Kok District
Yau Ma Tei District
Region| Kowloon
Former constituency
Created| 1985
Abolished| 1991
Number of members| One
Replaced by| Kowloon West

South Kowloon was a constituency elected by electoral college for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985 and 1988, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the multiple-round elimination system and preferential elimination system respectively. The constituency covers Mong Kok District and Yau Ma Tei District (now Yau Tsim Mong District) in Kowloon.[1]

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the two Districts as the electorates. It was replaced by Kowloon West constituency in 1991.

## Returned members

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Elected members are as follows:[2]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1985 | Jackie Chan | Independent
| 1988 | Kingsley Sit | PHKS

## Election results

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Only the final results of the run-off are shown.

1988 Legislative Council election: South Kowloon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| PHKS | Kingsley Sit Ho-yin | 12  | 44.44  |
| PHKS | Ng Kin-sun  | 10  | 37.04  |
| Independent | Clement Tao Kwok-lau  | 5  | 18.52  |
| PHKS gain from Independent | Swing |  |
1985 Legislative Council election: South Kowloon  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Jackie Chan Chai-keung | 14  | 51.86  |
| Independent | Ena Yuen Yin-hung  | 7  | 25.93  |
| Independent | Jacob Chan Lai-sang  | 6  | 22.22  |
| FTU | Ip Kwok-chung  | 0  | 0  |
| Independent win (new seat)

## References

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1. ^ The Hong Kong Government (1984). White Paper: The Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Government Printer.
2. ^ 雷, 競璇; 沈, 國祥 (1995). "香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年". 硏究叢刊 (19). 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies.

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Kowloon constituencies for the Legislative Council

1985–91 (indirect election)|

* Sham Shui Po
* South Kowloon
* Kowloon City
* Kwun Tong

1991–1995 (MNTV system)|

* Kowloon Central
* Kowloon East
* Kowloon West

1995–1997 (FPTP system)|

* Kowloon Central
* Kowloon East
* Kowloon South-east
* Kowloon South
* Kowloon South-west
* Kowloon West
* Kowloon North-east

1998–2021 (PR system)|

* Kowloon East
* Kowloon West

2021– (SNTV system)|

* Kowloon Central
* Kowloon East
* Kowloon West

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