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
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Boundary of Hong Kong Island West in Hong Kong
DistrictCentral and Western District
Southern District
RegionHong Kong Island
Electorate143,030
Former constituency
Created1995
Abolished1997
Created fromHong Kong Island West
Replaced byHong 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

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Elected members are as follows:[3]

Election Member Party
1995 Huang Chen-ya Democratic

Election results

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1995 Legislative Council election: Hong Kong Island West[3]
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

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  1. ^ Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
  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. ^ a b 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.