Kowloon East (1995 constituency)
| 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 |
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]
The constituency was merged into the Kowloon East constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]
Returned members
[edit]Elected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Szeto Wah | Democratic | |
Election results
[edit]| 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) | |||||