Hong Kong Island South
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Hong Kong Island Southin Hong Kong
DistrictEastern District
Southern District
RegionHong Kong Island
Electorate146,240
Former constituency
Created1995
Abolished1997
Created fromHong Kong Island East
Hong Kong Island West
Replaced byHong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island South 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 Eastern District and Southern District on Hong Kong Island.[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

Elected members are as follows:[3]

ElectionMemberParty
1995 Yeung Sum Democratic

Election results

1995 Legislative Council election: Hong Kong Island South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yeung Sum 32,875 52.36
DAB Gary Cheng Kai-nam 29,910 47.64
Majority 2,965 4.72
Total valid votes 62,785 100.00
Rejected ballots 445
Turnout 63,230 43.24
Registered electors 146,240
Democratic win (new seat)

References

  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. 1 2 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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