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These are the Kowloon East results of the 2000 Hong Kong legislative election . The election was held on 10 September 2000 and all 4 seats in Kowloon East which consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong received more votes than the Democratic Party for the first time, with Chan Kam-lam getting elected.
Before election:
| 2 | 1 |
| Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
Change in composition:
| 2 | 2 |
| Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
| Party | Seats | Seats change | Contesting list(s) | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | 2 | +1 | 1 | 108,587 | 47.4 | +5.6 | ||
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103,863 | 45.3 | –10.5 | ||
| Independent or others | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16,828 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout: | 229,278 | 44.7 | ||||||
| Legislative Election 2000: Kowloon East [1] | |||||
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| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| DAB | Chan Yuen-han, Chan Kam-lam Lam Man-fai, Angelis Chan Joy-kong | 108,587 | 47.4 (25+22.36) | +5.62 | |
| Democratic | Szeto Wah, Fred Li Wah-ming Wu Chi-wai, Andrew To Kwan-hang | 103,863 | 45.3 (25+20.3) | −10.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lam Hoi-shing | 9,805 | 4.3 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Shi Kai-biu, Lam Wai-yin | 7,023 | 3.1 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes | 229,278 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,384 | ||||
| Turnout | 296,370 | 44.72 | –9.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 518,035 | ||||
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