Hong Kong Island Central (1995 constituency)
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Hong Kong Island Central was a geographical constituencies in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1995, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency covers Wan Chai District and parts of Eastern District on Hong Kong Island.[1]
| Hong Kong Island Central | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Hong Kong Island Central in Hong Kong | |
| District | Wan Chai District Eastern District |
| Region | Hong Kong Island |
| Electorate | 119,771 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | Hong Kong Island East |
| Replaced by | Hong Kong Island |
The constituency was merged into the Hong Kong Island constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]
Elected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Christine Loh | Independent | |
| 1997 | Citizens | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Christine Loh Kung-wai | 27,199 | 65.33 | ||
| Independent | Peggy Lam Pei | 14,437 | 34.67 | ||
| Majority | 12,762 | 30.66 | |||
| Total valid votes | 41,636 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 271 | ||||
| Turnout | 41,907 | 34.99 | |||
| Registered electors | 119,771 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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