Hong Kong Island East (1995 constituency)
| Hong Kong Island East | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Hong Kong Island East in Hong Kong | |
| District | Eastern District |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Electorate | 144,468 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | Hong Kong Island East |
| Replaced by | Hong Kong Island |
Hong Kong Island 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 part of the Eastern District from east of North Point to west of Chai Wan.[1]
The constituency was merged into the Hong Kong Island 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 | Martin Lee | Democratic | |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Lee Chu-ming | 37,459 | 72.28 | ||
| HKPA | Choy So-yuk | 14,119 | 27.37 | ||
| Majority | 23,340 | 44.91 | |||
| Total valid votes | 51,578 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 467 | ||||
| Turnout | 52,045 | 36.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 144,468 | ||||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||