Hong Kong Island West (1995 constituency)
Hong Kong Island West 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 Central and Western District and parts of Southern District on Hong Kong Island.[1]
| Hong Kong Island West | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Hong Kong Island West in Hong Kong | |
| District | Central and Western District Southern District |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Electorate | 143,030 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | 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]
Returned members
Elected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Huang Chen-ya | Democratic | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Huang Chen-ya | 31,156 | 66.32 | ||
| HKPA | Lam Kin-lai | 11,845 | 25.21 | ||
| ACE | Guy Lam Kwok-hung | 3,979 | 8.47 | ||
| Majority | 16,732 | 41.11 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,980 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 658 | ||||
| Turnout | 47,638 | 33.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 143,030 | ||||
| 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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