1998 Hong Kong legislative election in Kowloon East

24 May 1998 (1998-05-24)

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These are the Kowloon East results of the 1998 Hong Kong legislative election. The election was held on 24 May 1998 and all 3 seats in Kowloon East where consisted of Wong Tai Sin District and Kwun Tong District were contested. The Szeto Wah-led Democratic Party won two seats, with Fred Li got elected, while Chan Yuen-han of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong was also elected.

Overall results

After election:

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2	1
Pro-democracy	Pro-Beijing

Party		Seats	Contesting list(s)	Votes	%
	Democratic	2	1	145,986	55.8
	DAB	1	1	109,296	41.8
	Independent or others	0	1	6,339	2.4
Turnout:				261,621	54.4

Legislative Election 1998: Kowloon East
List		Candidates	Votes	Of total (%)	± from prev.
	Democratic	Szeto Wah, Fred Li Wah-ming Mak Hoi-wah	145,986	55.80 (33.33+22.47)
	DAB	Chan Yuen-han Kwok Bit-chun, Lam Man-fai	109,296	41.78 (33.33+8.45)
	Nonpartisan	Fok Pui-yee	6,339	2.42
Total valid votes			261,621	100.00
Rejected ballots			1,679
Turnout			263,300	54.41
Registered electors			483,875

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Pre-election issues

Parties elected to
the Legislative Council

Pro-democracy camp	Democratic Party The Frontier Citizens Party
Pro-Beijing camp	Liberal Party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Hong Kong Progressive Alliance

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