2000 Hong Kong Island by-election
The Hong Kong Island by-election, 2000 was held on 10 December 2000, when then Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) vice-chairman Gary Cheng declined to accept his seat as a result of a scandal. Audrey Eu, who was then running as an independent backed by the pro-democracy camp won the by-election with 52.1% of valid vote.[1] Cheng was subsequently jailed for abuse of office.[2]
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Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā± | |
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| Independent | Audrey Eu Yuet-mee | 108,401 | 52.11 | ||
| DAB | Christopher Chung Shu-kun | 78,282 | 37.23 | ||
| Independent | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 13,717 | 6.59 | ||
| Independent | Paul Tse Wai-chun | 5,076 | 0.50 | ||
| Independent | Simon Lo Ching-cheung | 1,317 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Shi Kai-biu | 1,231 | 0.19 | ||
| Majority | 30,119 | 17.61 | |||
| Total valid votes | 208,024 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 648 | ||||
| Turnout | 208,672 | 33.27 | |||
| Registered electors | 627,208 | ||||
| Independent gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
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References
- Hong Kong Economic Journal, Page 9, 13 August 2007.
- Sangwon Suh and Yulanda Chung "A PR Man's PR Woes", Asiaweek.com, 8 September 2000
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