Hong Kong legislative election, 1998

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Hong Kong legislative election, 1998

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All 60 seats to the Legislative Council
Turnout 53.29% (GC)
  First party Second party Third party
  Martin Lee Allen Lee Tsang Yok-sing
Leader Martin Lee Allen Lee Tsang Yok-sing
Party Democratic Liberal DAB
Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Leader's seat Hong Kong Island New Territories East
(defeated)
Kowloon West
Last election 19 seats, 41.9% 10 seats, 1.6% 6 seats, 15.4%
Seats won 13
(9 GCs + 4 FCs)
10
(0 GC + 9 FCs + 1 EC)
9
(5 GCs + 2 FCs + 2 EC)
Popular vote 634,635 50,335 373,428
Percentage 42.87% 3.4% 25.23%
Swing Increase0.61pp Increase1.76pp Increase9.57pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  PA Emily Lau Christine Loh
Leader Ambrose Lau Emily Lau Christine Loh
Party Progressive Alliance Frontier Citizens
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy Pro-democracy
Leader's seat Election Committee New Territories East Hong Kong Island
Last election 1 seat, 2.85% New party New party
Seats won 5
(2 FCs + 3 EC)
3
(3 GCs)
1
(1 GC)
Popular vote N/A 148,507 41,633
Percentage N/A 10.03% 2.81%
Swing N/A N/A N/A

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Parties with most votes by each Geographical Constituency

Elected President

Rita Fan
Independent

The 1998 Hong Kong legislative election was held on 24 May 1998 for members of the 1st Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo) since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in 1997. Replacing the Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) strictly controlled by the Beijing government and boycotted by the pro-democracy camp, the elections returned 20 members from directly elected geographical constituencies and 30 members from functional constituencies, of which 10 were uncontested.

Taking the advantage of the proportional representation system installed by Beijing, the pro-Beijing party, the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), the weaker side compared to the more developed pro-democratic party, the Democratic Party recorded a clearer increase in the number of seats in the election.[1]

The Democratic Party returned to the Legislative Council as the largest party with 13 seats, while the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, a pro-democratic party joined the Beijing-controlled Provisional Legislative Council lost all its seats.

General outcome

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File:1998LegCoElectionRingCharts.png
Ring charts of the election results showing popular vote against seats won, coloured in green (Pro-democracy camp) and red (Pro-Beijing camp) on the left and the party colours on the right. Seats won in the election (outer ring) against number of votes (inner ring).
e • d Overall Summary of the 24 May 1998 Legislative Council of Hong Kong election results
Parties Geographical constituencies Functional
constituencies
Seats gained
Elections
committee
Seats gained
Total seats gained
Popular vote % Seats gained
Democratic Party 634,635 42.87 9 4 0 13
The Frontier 148,507 10.03 3 0 0 3
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 59,034 3.99 0 0 0 0
Citizens Party 41,633 2.81 1 0 0 1
123 Democratic Alliance 3,050 0.21 0 0
Pro democracy individuals and others 95,390 6.44 2 1 0 3
Total for pro-democracy camp 979,199 66.15
(68.53)
15
(75%)
5
(16.67%)
0
(0%)
20
(33.33%)
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong 373,428 25.23 5 2 2 9
Liberal Party 50,335 3.40 0 9 1 10
Hong Kong Progressive Alliance 2 3 5
Pro-government individuals and others 25,905 1.75 0 12 4 16
Total for pro-Beijing camp 449,668 30.38
(31.47)
5
(25%)
25
(83.33%)
10
(100%)
40
(66.67%)
Individuals and others 48,323 3.26 0 0 0 0
Valid votes 9,465 0.64
Total (turnout 53.29%) 1,489,705 100.00 20 30 10 60
10 candidates in 10 functional constituencies were elected unopposed to the Legislative Council.

(Total votes added up by this reference)

Vote summary

Popular vote
Democratic
  
42.87%
DAB
  
25.23%
Frontier
  
10.03%
ADPL
  
3.99%
Liberal
  
3.40%
Citizens
  
2.81%
123DA
  
0.21%
Independents
  
11.45%

Seat summary

Seats
Democratic
  
21.67%
Liberal
  
16.67%
DAB
  
15.00%
PA
  
8.33%
Frontier
  
5.00%
Citizens
  
1.67%
Independents
  
31.67%

Result breakdown

Geographical constituencies (20 seats)

Voting System: Closed party-list proportional representation with the Largest remainder method and Hare Quota.

Hong Kong Island (香港島) (4 seats)
List
Number
Party/Allegiance Votes Received  % elected not elected
1 Citizens 39,251 12.76 Christine Loh Kung-wai  
2     12,377 4.02   Chong Chan-yau
3 DAB 90,182 29.32 Gary Cheng Kai-nam Ip Kwok-him, Suen Kai-cheong, Christopher Chung Shu-kun
4 Liberal 7,485 2.43   Ada Wong Ying-Kay, Alice Tso Shing-Yuk, Alice Lam Chui-lin
5 Democratic 143,843 46.76 Martin Lee Chu-ming, Yeung Sum Yuen Bun-keung, Chan Kwok-leung
6     2,588 0.84   Louis Leong Wing-on
7     10,950 3.56   Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
8     935 0.3   Li Hung
      307,611 100.0    
Kowloon West (九龍西) (3 seats)
List
Number
Party/Allegiance Votes Received  % elected not elected
1 Democratic 113,079 55.05 Lau Chin-shek, James To Kun-sun Eric Wong Chong-ki
2 ADPL 39,534 19.25   Frederick Fung Kin-kee, Liu Sing-lee, Tam Kwok-kiu
3   Atlas Alliance 2,302 1.12   Helen Chung Yee-fong
4 Liberal 5,854 2.85   Chiang Sai-cheong, Chan Noi-yue, Edward Li King-wah
5 DAB 44,632 21.73 Jasper Tsang Yok-sing Ip Kwok-chung, Wen Choy-bon
      205,401 100.0    
Kowloon East (九龍東) (3 seats)
List
Number
Party/Allegiance Votes Received  % elected not elected
1 Democratic 145,986 55.8 Szeto Wah, Li Wah-ming Mak Hoi-wah
2 DAB 109,296 41.78 Chan Yuen-han Kwok Bit-chun, Lam Man-fai
3     6,339 2.42   Fok Pui-yee
      261,621 100.0    
New Territories West (新界西) (5 seats)
List
Number
Party/Allegiance Votes Received  % elected not elected
1 Democratic 147,098 39.21 Lee Wing-tat, Ho Chun-yan Zachary Wong Wai-yin, Josephine Chan Shu-ying
2     25,905 6.91 Lam Wai-keung, Tai Kuen, Chow Ping-tim, Carmen Chan Ka-mun, Tso Shiu-wai
3   38,627 10.3 Leung Yiu-chung  
4 Frontier 46,696 12.45 Lee Cheuk-yan Ip Kwok Fun
5     11,176 2.98   Ting Yin-wah
6 Liberal 3,138 0.84   Paul Chan Sing-kong, Liu Kwong-sang, Wong Kwok-keung
7 DAB 72,587 19.35 Tam Yiu-chung Leung Che-cheung, Chau Chuen-heung, Chan Wan-sang, Hui Chiu-fai
8 ADPL 19,500 5.2   Yim Tin-sang
9 Pioneer 968 0.26   Lam Chi-leung
10 123DA 3050 0.81   Yum Sin-ling, Christopher Chu Cho-yan, Mak Ip-sing, Shung King-fai
11     6428 1.71   Yeung Fuk-kwong
      375,173 100.00    
New Territories East (新界東) (5 seats)
List
Number
Party/Allegiance Votes Received  % elected not elected
1 Liberal 33,858 10.25   Allen Lee Peng-fei, Wong Yiu-chee, Cheng Chee-kwok
2     44,386 13.43 Andrew Wong Wang-fat  
3 Citizens 2,382 0.72   Lui Yat-ming
4 Frontier 101,811 30.81 Emily Lau Wai-hing, Cyd Ho Sau-lan  
5 DAB 56,731 17.17 Lau Kong-wah Cheung Hon-chung, Chan Ping, Wan Yuet-kau, Wong Mo-tai
6 Democratic 84,629 25.61 Andrew Cheng Kar-foo Wong Sing-chi, Lam Wing-yin, Shirley Ho Suk-ping
7     6,637 2.01   Brian Kan Ping-chee
      330,434 100.00    

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