1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island

These are the Hong Kong Island results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 4 seats in the newly established Hong Kong Island geographical constituency were contested. The Democratic Party became the biggest winner by taking two seats with Martin Lee and Yeung Sum elected, which followed by Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong's (DAB) Cheng Kai-nam and Citizens Party's Christine Loh.

1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Hong Kong Island
24 May 1998 (1998-05-24)
All 4 Hong Kong Island seats to the Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Martin Lee Cheng Kai-nam Christine Loh
Party Democratic DAB Citizens
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Seats won 2 1 1
Popular vote 143,843 90,182 39,251
Percentage 46.8% 29.3% 12.8%

Overall results

After election:

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3 1
Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing
Party Seats Contesting
list(s)		 Votes %
Democratic 2 1 143,843 46.8
Citizens 1 1 39,251 12.8
Independent 0 1 12,377 4.0
Pro-democracy camp 3 3 195,471 63.5
DAB 1 1 90,182 29.3
Liberal 0 1 7,845 2.4
Independent 0 2 13,538 4.4
Pro-Beijing camp 1 4 140,320 36.3
Independent 0 1 935 0.3
Turnout: 307,611 52.0

Candidates list

Vote share

  Democratic (46.8%)
  DAB (29.3%)
  Citizens (12.8%)
  Liberal (2.4%)
  Other (8.7%)
Legislative Election 1998: Hong Kong Island[1]
List Candidates Votes % ±
Democratic Martin Lee Chu-ming, Yeung Sum
Yuen Bun-keung, Chan Kwok-leung		 143,843 46.76
(25+21.76)
DAB Cheng Kai-nam
Ip Kwok-him, Suen Kai-cheong, Christopher Chung Shu-kun		 90,182 29.32
(25+4.32)
Citizens Christine Loh Kung-wai 39,251 12.76
Independent Chong Chan-yau 12,377 4.02
Nonpartisan Jennifer Chow Kit-bing 10,950 3.56
Liberal Ada Wong Ying-kay, Alice Tso Shing-yuk, Alice Lam Chui-lin 7,845 2.43
Nonpartisan Louis Leong Wing-on 2,588 0.84
Independent Li Hung 935 0.3
Total valid votes 307,611 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,203
Turnout 309,814 51.96
Registered electors 596,245
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See also

References
  1. http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/199805/25/0525201.htm
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