1988 Hong Kong legislative election

The 1988 Hong Kong Legislative Council election was an indirect election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo); was held on 22 September 1988. It was the second ever election of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong history based on the 1987 Review of Developments in Representative Government, as the Government's democratisation process according to the agreement of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. There were 12 members elected by Electoral Colleges, 14 members from functional constituencies.

1988 Hong Kong legislative election

22 September 1988

26 (of the 46) unofficial members to the Legislative Council
 
Leader Vincent Lo Martin Lee
Alliance Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat N/A Legal
Seats won 12 6
Seat change 1
Percentage 17.36% 51.36%

A total of 9,276 out of almost 17,000 registered votes turned out to return 13 candidates in 8 electoral college and 4 functional constituency seats while another 13 seats were returned unopposed. The liberal lobby suffered a major setback in the election as three of their outspoken leaders were defeated.

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