List of Hong Kong by-elections
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This is a list of by-elections in Hong Kong, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties.
SAR Legislative Council (1998 to present)
According to Legislative Council Ordinance, "a by-election to fill a vacancy occurring in the membership of the Legislative Council is not to be held within the 4 months preceding the end of that Council’s current term of office." However, there is no statutory requirement over when shall a by-election be held after a seat is declared vacant.
The following vacancies did not trigger by-election:
- occurred within 4 months before nomination period of general election: Ambrose Cheung in 1999, Au Nok-hin in 2019, Gary Fan in 2019, Ho Kai-ming in 2020
- occurred during nomination period of general election: Paul Chan in 2012
- occurred during public health emergency: Chan Hoi-yan, Raymond Chan, Eddie Chu, Tanya Chan, Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Ka-ki, Kenneth Leung, Ted Hui, Claudia Mo, Helena Wong, Wu Chi-wai, Andrew Wan, Lam Cheuk-ting, Roy Kwong, James To, Jeremy Tam, Charles Mok, Fernando Cheung, Leung Yiu-chung, Ip Kin-yuen, Joseph Lee, Shiu Ka-chun in 2020
- legal matters unresolved: Leung Kwok-hung in 2020
- unexplained: Stephen Wong in 2022
Provisional Legislative Council (1997–1998)
| Constituency | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Committee | 7–8 July 1997 | Maria Tam | HKPA | Choy So-yuk | HKPA | Resigned to take the seat in the HKSAR Basic Law Committee of the NPCSC | ||
Colonial Legislative Council (1985–1997)
| Constituency | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kowloon Central | 5 March 1995 | Lau Chin-shek | United Democrats/CTU | Lee Cheuk-yan | CTU | Resigned in protest | ||
| Regional Council | 28 July 1993 | Gilbert Leung | FSHK | Alfred Tso | LDF | Removed from seat after being found guilty of bribery | ||
| Industrial (First) | 15 July 1993 | Stephen Cheong | BPF | James Tien | BPF | Death (heart attack) | ||
| New Territories West | 30 August 1992 | Ng Ming-yum | Meeting Point | Tang Siu-tong | Nonpartisan | Death (cancer) | ||
| New Territories West | 8 December 1991 | Tai Chin-wah | FSHK | Zachary Wong | Meeting Point | Resigned after the forging credentials scandal | ||
| Regional Council | 5 June 1986 | N/A | Lau Wong-fat | Nonpartisan | Constituency newly created | |||
Urban Council by-elections
| Constituency | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yau Tsim | 6 October 1988 | Kwan Lim-ho | Reform | Lee Wing-na | Reform | Disqualified | ||
| N/A | 25 June 1964 | Chan Shu-woon | Independent | Solomon Rafeek | Independent | Resigned | ||
| 12 June 1957 | Brook Bernacchi | Reform | Brook Bernacchi | Reform | Resigned | |||
