Hong Kong Island South (1995 constituency)
Hong Kong Island South 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 Eastern District and Southern District on Hong Kong Island.[1]
| Hong Kong Island South | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Hong Kong Island South in Hong Kong | |
| District | Eastern District Southern District |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Electorate | 146,240 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | Hong Kong Island East Hong Kong Island West |
| Replaced by | Hong Kong Island |
The constituency was merged into the Hong Kong Island constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yeung Sum | 32,875 | 52.36 | ||
| DAB | Gary Cheng Kai-nam | 29,910 | 47.64 | ||
| Majority | 2,965 | 4.72 | |||
| Total valid votes | 62,785 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 445 | ||||
| Turnout | 63,230 | 43.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 146,240 | ||||
| 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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