Kowloon South-west (1995 constituency)

Kowloon South-west was a geographical constituencies 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 Yau Tsim Mong District in Kowloon.[1]

Kowloon South-west
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Kowloon South-westin Hong Kong
DistrictYau Tsim Mong District
RegionKowloon
Electorate100,314
Former constituency
Created1995
Abolished1997
Created fromKowloon West
Replaced byKowloon West

The constituency was replaced by the Kowloon West 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 James To Democratic

Election results edit

1995 Legislative Council election: Kowloon South-west[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James To Kun-sun 17,731 66.17
ADPL Daniel Wong Kwok-tung 4,929 18.39
Independent Kingsley Sit Ho-yin 2,656 9.91
Independent Helen Chung Yee-fong 1,482 5.53
Majority 12,802 47.78
Total valid votes 26,798 100.00
Rejected ballots 289
Turnout 27,087 27.00
Registered electors 100,314
Democratic win (new seat)

References edit

  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.