Kowloon East (1991 constituency)

Kowloon East was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991, which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the dual-seat constituency dual vote system. The constituency covers Yau Tsim District, Mong Kok District, and Sham Shui Po District in Kowloon.[1]

Kowloon East
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Kowloon East in Hong Kong
DistrictYau Tsim District
Mong Kok District
Sham Shui Po District
RegionKowloon
Electorate217,117
Former constituency
Created1991
Abolished1995
Number of membersTwo
Replaced byKowloon East
Kowloon South-east

The constituency was divided and replaced by the Kowloon East and Kowloon South-east constituencies in 1995.[2]

Returned members

Elected members are as follows:[3]

ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1991 Szeto WahUDHK Fred LiMP
1994 Democratic Democratic

Election results

1991 Legislative Council election: Kowloon East[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democrats Szeto Wah 57,921 37.83
Meeting Point Fred Li Wah-ming 49,643 32.42
KTRA Hau Shui-pui 21,225 13.86
Independent Poon Chi-fai 16,625 10.86
October Review Chan Cheong 3,431 2.24
TUC Li Ting-kit 3,393 2.22
LDF Philip Li Koi-hop 865 0.56
Turnout 82,405 37.95
Registered electors 217,117
United Democrats win (new seat)
Meeting Point win (new seat)

References

  1. Scott, I (1991). "Chapter One: An Overview of the Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections of 1991". The Asian Journal of Public Administration. 13 (2): 11–37. doi:10.1080/02598272.1991.10800247.
  2. 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.
  3. 雷, 競璇; 沈, 國祥 (1995). "香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年". 硏究叢刊. 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (19).
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