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.
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Overall results
After election:
| 3 | 1 |
| Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
| Party | Seats | Contesting list(s) |
Votes | % | ||
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| 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
| Legislative Election 1998: Hong Kong Island[1] | |||||
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| List | Candidates | Votes | % | ± | |
| Democratic | Martin Lee Chu-ming, Yeung Sum Yuen Bun-keung, Chan Kwok-leung |
143,843 | 46.76 (25+21.76) |
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| DAB | Cheng Kai-nam Ip Kwok-him, Suen Kai-cheong, Christopher Chung Shu-kun |
90,182 | 29.32 (25+4.32) |
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| 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 | ||||
See also
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