1996 Hong Kong provisional legislative election information
1996 Hong Kong provisional legislative election
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All 60 seats to the Provisional Legislative Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered
400
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Tsang Yok-sing
Allen Lee
Ambrose Lau
Party
DAB
Liberal
HKPA
Alliance
Pro-Beijing
Pro-Beijing
Pro-Beijing
Last election
6 seats, 15.4%
10 seats, 1.6%
1 seat, 2.85%
Seats won
10
10
6
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Frederick Fung
Hu Fa-kuang
Wai Kee-shun
Party
ADPL
LDF
NHKA
Alliance
Pro-democracy
Pro-Beijing
Pro-Beijing
Last election
4 seats, 9.55%
1 seat, 1.27%
1 seat
Seats won
4
3
2
Party control after election
Pro-Beijing camp
The 1996 Hong Kong Provisional Legislative Council election was held on 21 December 1996 for the members of the Provisional Legislative Council (PLC). The 60 members of the PLC was elected by the Selection Committee, a 400-member body elected by the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a Beijing-appointed body which was responsible for implementation work related to the establishment of the HKSAR.
Being set up to replace the existing legislature elected in 1995, the election was challenged by the British government of its legality, and therefore had to take place in Shenzhen. It was also boycotted by the major pro-democracy party Democratic Party, despite another pro-democracy Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) decided to contest in the election.
The pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) and pro-business Liberal Party both became the largest parties in the provisional legislature by winning 10 seats, while all four ADPL candidates were elected. Rita Fan was elected as the President of the PLC. The session lasted for one year and was replaced by the 1st Legislative Council in 1998.
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