2000 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

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2000 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island
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  1998 10 September 2000 (2000-09-10) 2004  

All 5 Hong Kong Island seats to the Legislative Council
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Martin-lee-campaign2004.JPG Ching Kai Nam.jpg Cyd Ho Sau Lan.JPG
Leader Martin Lee Cheng Kai-nam Cyd Ho
Party Democratic DAB Frontier
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Last election2 seats, 46.8%1 seat, 29.3%Did not contest
Seats before210
Seats won221
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote131,78874,65925,988
Percentage35.3%27.8%10.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg11.5%Decrease2.svg1.5%N/A

As part of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election , held 10 September, all 5 seats in Hong Kong Island were contested. The Democratic Party and Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) each took two seats, with Choy So-yuk taking the last seat with the largest remainder method. Cyd Ho of The Frontier who ran for the New Territories last election ran in Hong Kong Island and replaced Christine Loh of the Citizens Party who did not seek for re-election.

Contents

DAB's Cheng Kai-nam soon gave up his seat over a corruption scandal and an independent barrister supported by the pro-democracy camp Audrey Eu was elected in the December by-election.

Overall results

Before election:

31
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

32
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
PartySeatsSeats
change
Contesting
list(s)
Votes % %
change
Democratic 201131,78835.3–11.5
Frontier 1+1125,98810.0N/A
Independent 0019,8963.8N/A
Pro-democracy camp303167,67264.3+4.8
DAB 2+1172,61727.8–1.5
New Forum 00114,3295.5N/A
Independent 00443,31816.6N/A
Pro-Beijing camp206140,32049.6+13.4
Independent 0012,5660.9N/A
Turnout:260,78842.0

Candidates list

Vote share

   Democratic (35.3%)
   DAB (27.8%)
   Frontier (10.0%)
   New Forum (5.5%)
  Other (21.4%)
Legislative Election 2000: Hong Kong Island [1]
ListCandidatesVotesOf total (%)± from prev.
Democratic Martin Lee Chu-ming, Yeung Sum
Kam Nai-wai, Joseph Lai Chi-keong, Cheng Lai-king
92,07435.3
(20+15.31)
−11.46
DAB Cheng Kai-nam, Choy So-yuk
Suen Kai-cheong, Christopher Chung Shu-kun, Yeung Wai-foon
72,61727.8
(20+7.85)
−1.52
Frontier Cyd Ho Sau-lan 25,98810.0N/A
Nonpartisan Fung Leung-lo15,4195.9N/A
Nonpartisan Jennifer Chow Kit-bing 14,5345.6+2.04
New Forum David Lan Hong-tsung, Fung Ho-keung, Chan Choi-hi, Regina Yeung Sum-yu14,3295.5N/A
Ind. democrat Tsang Kin-shing, Manuel Chan Tim-shing, Steve Chan Kwok-leung9,8963.8N/A
Nonpartisan Angel Leung On-kay6,9672.7N/A
Nonpartisan Paul Tse Wai-chun 6,3982.5N/A
Nonpartisan Allen Yung Chan-lung1,4340.5N/A
Nonpartisan Andrew Shuen Pak-man1,1320.4N/A
Total valid votes260,788100.00
Rejected ballots2,776
Turnout 263,56442.03−9.93
Registered electors 618,451

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References

  1. "Legislative Council Elections Results". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-03-09.