Kowloon East (1995 constituency)
Kowloon East was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1995, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency covers Kwun Tong District in Kowloon.[1]
| Kowloon East | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Kowloon East in Hong Kong | |
| District | Kwun Tong District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Electorate | 129,955 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | Kowloon East |
| Replaced by | Kowloon East |
The constituency was merged into the Kowloon East constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Szeto Wah | 29,627 | 55.40 | ||
| Independent | Elsie Tu | 23,855 | 44.60 | ||
| Majority | 5,772 | 10.80 | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,482 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 350 | ||||
| Turnout | 53,832 | 41.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 129,955 | ||||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References
- Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
- 殷, 俊; 馬, 春暖 (2018). "香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變". 中國大陸研究. 61 (3): 033–052.
- 選區分界及選舉事務委員會 (1995). 一九九五年立法局普通選舉報告書. 香港: 香港政府印務局.
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