Hong Kong Island South (1995 constituency)
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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]
| Hong Kong Island South | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Hong Kong Island South in Hong Kong | |
| District | Eastern District Southern District |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Electorate | 146,240 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | Hong Kong Island East Hong Kong Island West |
| Replaced by | Hong 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
editElected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Yeung Sum | Democratic | |
Election results
edit| 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) | |||||