Kowloon South (1995 constituency)
Constituency of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
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Kowloon 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 Kowloon City District in Kowloon.[1]
| Kowloon South | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
Boundary of Kowloon South in Hong Kong | |
| District | Kowloon City District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Electorate | 105,597 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | Kowloon Central |
| Replaced by | Kowloon West |
The Kowloon West replaced the constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]
Returned members
Elected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Lau Chin-shek | Democratic/CTU | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (CTU) | Lau Chin-shek | 26,827 | 69.86 | ||
| LDF | Wong Siu-yee | 11,572 | 30.14 | ||
| Majority | 15,255 | 39.72 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,399 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 255 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,654 | 36.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 105,597 | ||||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||