# 1985 Hong Kong legislative election

The 1985 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was an indirect election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) held on 26 September 1985. It was the first ever election of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong which marked the beginning of the Hong Kong representative democracy.
After the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the Hong Kong government decided to start the process of democratisation in Hong Kong based on the consultative document Green Paper: the Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong published on 18 July 1984. There were 12 members elected by the Electoral Colleges and 12 by the functional constituencies, four official members and the rest of the seats were appointed by the governor.

## Composition
### Electoral colleges

12 unofficial members were elected by the electoral college comprised all members of the District Boards, the Urban Council and the new Regional Council. In order to achieve a more balanced and adequate representation the District Boards would be grouped into ten geographical constituencies each representing approximately 500,000 people. The remaining two seats would be provided by the two special constituencies formed respectively by members of the Urban Council and the Regional Council. The interests of the Heung Yee Kuk would be represented through the Regional Council. The 12 constituencies formed from the electoral college were:
* East Island: Eastern District and Wan Chai District
* West Island: Central & Western District and Southern District
* Kwun Tong: Kwun Tong District
* Wong Tai Sin: Wong Tai Sin District
* Kowloon City: Kowloon City District
* Sham Shui Po: Sham Shui Po District
* South Kowloon: Mong Kok District and Yau Ma Tei District
* East New Territories: North District, Tai Po District and Shatin District
* West New Territories: Yuen Long District and Tuen Mun District
* South New Territories: Tsuen Wan District (including Tsing Yi), Islands District and Sai Kung District
* Urban Council
* Regional Council

### Functional constituencies

Nine functional constituencies returned 12 unofficial members to the Legislative Council. The commercial, industrial, and labour constituencies would each return two unofficial members to the Legislative Council. The remaining six constituencies would each return one unofficial member. The nine functional constituencies and their representative organizations were:
* Commercial (2 seats):
** First Commercial: Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
** Second Commercial: Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
* Industrial (2 seats):
** First Industrial: Federation of Hong Kong Industries
** Second Industrial: Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
* Financial: Hong Kong Association of Banks
* Labour (2 seats): all registered employee trade unions
* Social Services: Hong Kong Council of Social Service
* Medical: Hong Kong Medical Association
* Teaching
* Legal
* Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning

## Results
### Electoral College Constituencies

The Electoral College constituencies adopted the exhaustive ballot voting method. Only the results of the final rounds are shown below.
| Constituency | Candidates | Party | Votes |
| Urban Council | Hilton Cheong-Leen | Civic | 16 |
| Urban Council | Elsie Tu | | 13 |
| Provisional Regional Council | Lau Wong-fat | | Uncontested |
| East Island | Desmond Lee Yu-tai | Civic/PHKS | 24 |
| East Island | Kwan Lim-ho | Reform | 16 |
| East Island | Albert Cheung Chi-piu | | 0 |
| East Island | Lee Kam-kee | | 0 |
| East Island | Peggy Lam Pei | | 0 |
| East Island | Chum Ting-pong | | 0 |
| West Island | Liu Lit-for | | 18 |
| West Island | Anthony Ng Sung-man | HKAS | 16 |
| West Island | Keith Lam Hon-keung | | 8 |
| Kwun Tong | Poon Chi-fai | | 18 |
| Kwun Tong | Cheng Kwan-suen | Civic | 11 |
| Kwun Tong | Li Wah-ming | Meeting Point | 0 |
| Wong Tai Sin | Conrad Lam Kui-shing | | 16 |
| Wong Tai Sin | Liu Koon-sing | | 15 |
| Kowloon City | Daniel Tse Chi-wai | | 13 |
| Kowloon City | Pao Ping-wing | PHKS | 11 |
| Kowloon City | Peter Chan Chi-kwan | Civic | 0 |
| Sham Shui Po | Chung Pui-lam | PHKS | 19 |
| Sham Shui Po | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | | 8 |
| South Kowloon | Jackie Chan Chai-keung | | 12 |
| South Kowloon | Ena Yuen Yin-hung | | 7 |
| South Kowloon | Jacob Chan Lai-sang | | 6 |
| South Kowloon | Ip Kwok-chung | FTU | 0 |
| East New Territories | Andrew Wong Wang-fat | | 29 |
| East New Territories | Pang Hang-yin | | 25 |
| East New Territories | Liu Ching-leung | | 0 |
| East New Territories | Wong Yuen-cheung | | 0 |
| East New Territories | Wai Hon-leung | | 0 |
| West New Territories | Tai Chin-wah | | 22 |
| West New Territories | Man For-tai | | 18 |
| West New Territories | Alfred Tso Shiu-wai | | 0 |
| West New Territories | Kingsley Sit Ho-yin | | 0 |
| West New Territories | Tang Siu-tong | | 0 |
| South New Territories | Richard Lai Sung-lung | | 34 |
| South New Territories | Lam Wai-keung | | 28 |
| South New Territories | John Ho Tung-ching | | 0 |

### Functional Constituencies

| Constituency | Candidates | Party | Votes |
| First Commercial | Thomas Clydesdale | | 470 |
| First Commercial | A. C. William Blaauw | | 320 |
| Second Commercial | Ho Sai-chu | | Uncontested |
| First Industrial | Stephen Cheong Kam-chuen | | Uncontested |
| Second Industrial | Ngai Shiu-kit | | 544 |
| Second Industrial | Ho Yuk-wing | | 31 |
| Financial | David Li Kwok-po | | Uncontested |
| Labour (2 seats) | Pang Chun-hoi | TUC | Uncontested |
| Labour (2 seats) | Tam Yiu-chung | FTU | Uncontested |
| Social Services | Hui Yin-fat | | 76 |
| Social Services | Mak Hoi-wah | | 41 |
| Social Services | Chan Sau-han | | 22 |
| Medical | Chiu Hin-kwong | | 1,168 |
| Medical | Edward Leong Che-hung | | 1,049 |
| Teaching | Szeto Wah | | 12,706 |
| Teaching | Luk Yip Jing-ping | | 2,655 |
| Teaching | Ko Gra-yee | Civic | 2,165 |
| Teaching | Chan Yat-tong | | 577 |
| Teaching | Wu Siu-wai | | 409 |
| Legal | Martin Lee Chu-ming | | 488 |
| Legal | Henry Denis Litton | | 312 |
| Legal | Edmund Chow Wai-hung | Civic | 43 |
| Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning | Cheng Hon-kwan | | 1,129 |
| Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning | Raymond Ho Chung-tai | | 1,074 |
| Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning | To Leung-tak | | 496 |