This is a list of Members elected to the last Legislative Council in the colonial period at the 1995 election, held on 17 September 1995.
This is a list of Members elected to the last Legislative Council in the colonial period at the 1995 election, held on 17 September 1995.
| Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 19 | 19 | ||
| Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | 4 | 4 | ||
| The Frontier | 0 | 4 | ||
| 123 Democratic Alliance | 1 | 1 | ||
| Citizens Party | 0 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | 1 | 0 | ||
| Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ind. democrat | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total for Pro-democracy camp | 31 | 31 | ||
| Liberal Party | 10 | 10 | ||
| Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong | 6 | 6 | ||
| Breakfast Group | 5 | 5 | ||
| Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | 1 | 2 | ||
| Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||
| New Hong Kong Alliance | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
| Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
| Civil Force | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pro-Beijing independents | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total for Pro-Beijing camp | 29 | 29 | ||
| Total | 60 | 60 | ||
Note: Italic represents organizations that still function but become under another affiliation.
The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 17 September 1995.
Key to changes since legislative election:
| Selection Method | Constituency | Elected Members | Elected Party | Political Alignment | Born | Assumed Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | New Territories South-east | Andrew Wong | Independent | Pro-democracy | 11 December 1943 | 1985 | |
| GC | New Territories North-east | Allen Lee | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 24 April 1940 | 1978 | |
| FC | Wholesale and Retail | Selina Chow | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 25 January 1945 | 1981 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island East | Martin Lee | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 8 June 1938 | 1985 | |
| FC | Finance | David Li | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 13 March 1939 | 1985 | |
| FC | Industrial (Second) | Ngai Shiu-kit | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 14 November 1924 | 1985 | |
| GC | Kowloon East | Szeto Wah | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 28 February 1931 | 1985 | |
| FC | Rural | Lau Wong-fat | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 15 October 1936 | 1985 | |
| FC | Architectural, Surveying and Planning | Edward Ho | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 2 December 1938 | 1987 | |
| FC | Real Estate and Construction | Ronald Joseph Arculli | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 2 January 1939 | 1988 | |
| FC | Transport and Communication | Miriam Lau | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 27 April 1947 | 1988 | |
| FC | Medical | Edward Leong | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 23 April 1939 | 1988 | |
| GC | New Territories Central | Albert Chan | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 3 March 1955 | 1991 | |
| FC | Education | Cheung Man-kwong | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 15 September 1954 | 1991 | |
| FC | Financial Services | Chim Pui-chung | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 24 September 1946 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon West | Frederick Fung | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 17 March 1953 | 1991 | |
| FC | Health Services | Michael Ho | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 6 November 1955 | 1991 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island West | Huang Chen-ya | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 4 November 1939 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories East | Emily Lau | Independent a | Pro-democracy | 22 January 1952 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories South-west | Lee Wing-tat | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 25 December 1955 | 1991 | |
| FC | Accountancy | Eric Li | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 23 May 1953 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon South-east | Fred Li | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 25 April 1955 | 1991 | |
| FC | Import and Export | Henry Tang | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 6 September 1952 | 1991 | |
| GC | Kowloon South-west | James To | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 11 March 1963 | 1991 | |
| FC | Engineering | Samuel Wong | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 2 November 1937 | 1991 | |
| FC | Commercial (Second) | Philip Wong | NHKA | Pro-Beijing | 23 December 1938 | 1991 | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island South | Yeung Sum | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 22 November 1947 | 1991 | |
| FC | Tourism | Howard Young | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 30 March 1948 | 1991 | |
| GC | New Territories North-west | Zachary Wong | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 22 December 1957 | 1991 (b) | |
| GC | Hong Kong Island Central | Christine Loh | Independent a | Pro-democracy | 1 February 1956 | 1992 | |
| FC | Industrial (First) | James Tien | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 8 January 1947 | 1993 (b) | |
| FC | Manufacturing | Lee Cheuk-yan | CTU a | Pro-democracy | 12 February 1957 | 1995 (b) | |
| EC | Election Committee | Chan Kam-lam | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 22 January 1949 | 1995 | |
| FC | Hotels and Catering | Chan Wing-chan | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 7 July 1935 | 1995 | |
| GC | Kowloon North-east | Chan Yuen-han | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 15 November 1946 | 1995 | |
| FC | Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services | Andrew Cheng | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 28 April 1960 | 1995 | |
| FC | Commercial (First) | Paul Cheng | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 19 October 1936 | 1995 | |
| FC | Labour | Cheng Yiu-tong | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 14 October 1948 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Anthony Cheung | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 17 November 1952 | 1995 | |
| GC | New Territories North | Cheung Hon-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 25 May 1958 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Choy Kan-pui | Civil Force a | Pro-Beijing | 5 August 1929 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | David Chu | LDF a | Pro-Beijing | 5 March 1943 | 1995 | |
| GC | New Territories West | Albert Ho | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 1 December 1951 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 8 November 1951 | 1995 | |
| GC | Kowloon South | Lau Chin-shek | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 12 September 1944 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Ambrose Lau | Progressive Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 16 July 1947 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Law Cheung-kwok | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 26 September 1949 | 1995 | |
| FC | Social Welfare | Law Chi-kwong | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 1 November 1953 | 1995 | |
| FC | Labour | Lee Kai-ming | FLU | Pro-Beijing | 11 October 1937 | 1995 | |
| FC | Textiles and Garments | Leung Yiu-chung | NSWC a | Pro-democracy | 19 May 1953 | 1995 | |
| GC | Kowloon Central | Bruce Liu | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 8 October 1958 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Lo Suk-ching | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 22 June 1950 | 1995 | |
| FC | Urban Council | Mok Ying-fan | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 15 January 1951 | 1995 | |
| FC | Legal | Margaret Ng | Independent | Pro-democracy | 25 January 1948 | 1995 | |
| FC | Regional Council | Ngan Kam-chuen | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 12 December 1947 | 1995 | |
| GC | New Territories South | Sin Chung-kai | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 15 June 1960 | 1995 | |
| FC | Primary Production, Power and Construction | Tsang Kin-shing | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 26 January 1956 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | John Tse | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 12 September 1954 | 1995 | |
| FC | Community, Social and Personal Services | Elizabeth Wong | Independent a | Pro-democracy | 15 September 1937 | 1995 | |
| EC | Election Committee | Lawrence Yum | 123DA | Pro-democracy | 23 November 1948 | 1995 | |
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