The 2000 Hong Kong legislative election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

Legislative Council of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong.-History:The Legislative Council of Hong Kong was set up in 1843 as a colonial legislature under British rule...

 (LegCo) was held on 10 September 2000. The elections returned 24 members from directly elected geographical constituencies and 30 members from functional constituencies

Functional constituency

In the political systems of Hong Kong and Macau, a functional constituency is a professional or special interest group involved in the electoral process...

,of which 9 uncontested.

General results

Democratic camp 21 seats, Pro-Beijing camp 39 seats
Three Largest Parties:

• Democratic Party
  Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
  The Democratic Party is a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. It was established on 2 October 1994. The party is currently the second largest party in the Legislative Council, headed by Chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and, following the November 2008 merger with the Frontier, had around 745...
  
  : 13 seats
• DAB: 11 seats
• Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
  Liberal Party is a business-friendly liberal conservative political party in Hong Kong.-Party beliefs:The party is known for its conservative and business-friendly policies. Despite being a political party friendly with Beijing, it fits in the centre-right political spectrum...
  
  : 7 seats

Geographical constituencies (24 seats)

Voting System: Closed

Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected...

 party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...

 with the largest remainder method

Largest remainder method

The largest remainder method is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems...

 and Hare Quota

Hare quota

The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation...

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Hong Kong Island (香港島) (5 seats)
List Number	Party/Allegiance	Votes Received		Candidates
			%	elected	not elected
1		9,896	3.8		Tsang Kin-shing Tsang Kin-shing Tsang Kin-shing nicknamed The Bull was born 1957 in Hong Kong. He was formerly a member of the Legislative Council and the current member of Eastern District Council. He is mostly known as the founder of the highly controversial Citizens' Radio... , Chan Tim Shing Manuel, Chan Kwok Leung Steve
2		6,967	2.7		Leung On Kay Angel
3	DAB	72,617	27.8	Gary Cheng Gary Cheng Gary Cheng Kai Nam is a Hong Kong politician who served as Vice Chairman for the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong party. He was a long time member of the Legislative Council. During the legislative election in 2000, he was exposed for failing to disclose his... , Choy So-yuk	Suen Kai Cheong, Chung Shu Kun Christopher, Yeung Wai Foon
4		14,534	5.6		Chow Kit Bing Jennifer
5	Independent	6,398	2.5		Paul Tse Paul Tse Paul Tse Wai-chun is a Hong Kong solicitor, who advertises himself as the "Superman of Law". He also owns a small travel agency and was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the tourism functional constituency in the 2008 legislative election...
6		14,329	5.5		Lan Hong Tsung David, Fung Ho Keung, Chan Choi Hi, Yeung Sum Yu Regina
7	The Frontier The Frontier (Hong Kong) The Frontier was a relatively radical pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 26 August 1996. The group was headed by former convenor Emily Lau Wai-hing since its establishment as a loose group of individual pro-democracy activists.On 23 November 2008, the Frontier...	25,988	10.0	Cyd Ho Cyd Ho Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council....
8		1,132	0.4		Shuen Pak Man Andrew
9		15,419	5.9		Fung Leung Lo
10		1,434	0.5		Yung Chan Lung Allen
11	Democratic Party	92,074	35.3	Martin Lee Martin Lee Martin Lee , QC, SC, JP, was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency... , Yeung Sum Yeung Sum Yeung Sum SBS JP is the second Chairman of the Democratic Party , a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a lecturer in the University of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.-Biography:...	Kam Nai-wai Kam Nai-wai Kam Nai-wai MH is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . He is a founding member of the Democratic Party, and the member of Central and Western District Council... , Lai Chi Keong Joseph, Cheng Lai King
		260,788	100.0

Kowloon West (九龍西) (4 seats)
List Number	Party/Allegiance	Votes Received		Candidates
			%	elected	not elected
1	ADPL	62,717	35.2	Frederick Fung Frederick Fung Frederick Fung Kin-kee SBS, JP is the former chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood , a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong...	Liu Sing Lee
2	DAB	41,942	23.5	Tsang Yok-sing Tsang Yok-sing Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, GBS JP was the founding Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong , the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong....	Chung Kong Mo, Pun Kwok Wah, Wong Wai Chuen
3	Democratic Party	73,540	41.3	Lau Chin Shek Lau Chin Shek Lau Chin-shek is the President of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and a vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Christian Industrial Committee. He was born in Guangzhou and had a secondary school education... , James To James To James To Kun-sun is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Kowloon West constituency. James To was also a member of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council until 2007.-Views, policy positions and Legco voting:...
		178,199	100.0

Kowloon East (九龍東) (4 seats)
List Number	Party/Allegiance	Votes Received		Candidates
			%	elected	not elected
1		9,805	4.3		Lam Hoi Shing
2	DAB	108,587	47.4	Chan Yuen Han Chan Yuen Han Chan Yuen-han, SBS, JP, nicknamed Sister Han , is a noted Hong Kong female trade unionist... , Chan Kam-lam	Lam Man Fai, Chan Joy Kong Angelis
3	Democratic Party	103,863	45.3	Szeto Wah Szeto Wah Szeto Wah was a politician of the pan-democracy camp of Hong Kong. He was formerly the chairman of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and a member of the Legislative Council from 1985 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004.Although the Hong Kong government prior to as... , Fred Li Fred Li Fred Li Wah-ming, SBS, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the constituency of Kowloon East. He was a member of the Kwun Tong District Council....	Wu Chi Wai, To Kwan Hang Andrew
4		7,023	3.1		Shi Kai Biu, Lam Wai Yin
		229,278	100.0

New Territories West (新界西) (6 seats)
List Number	Party/Allegiance	Votes Received		Candidates
			%	elected	not elected
1	Liberal Party	9,408	2.74		Yeung Fuk Kwong David
2	NWSCS	59,348	17.27	Leung Yiu Chung
3	Democratic Party	43,613	12.69	Albert Chan Albert Chan The Honourable Albert Wai-yip Chan , born 3 March 1955 in Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency, except for the periods 1997-2000 and Jan-May 2011. Chan is also a member of the Tsuen Wan District Council...	Kwong Kwok Chuen Cosmas
4	HKCTU	52,202	15.19	Lee Cheuk-yan
5		3,274	0.95		Man Yun Fei Angela
6	DAB	101,629	29.58	Tam Yiu Chung Tam Yiu Chung Tam Yiu-chung, GBS, JP, is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories West constituency. He was a member of the Executive Council from 1997 to 2002... , Tang Siu Tong	Leung Che Cheung, Chau Chuen Heung, Chan Yau Hoi, Au Yeung Po Chun
7	Democratic Party	38,472	11.20	Albert Ho Albert Ho Albert Ho Chun-yan . He is currently secretary general of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and chairman of the Democratic Party. He is a solicitor and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong....	Chan Shu Ying Josephine, Cheung Yuet Lan, Wong Lai Sheung Catherine
8	Democratic Party	35,648	10.38		Lee Wing Tat Lee Wing Tat Lee Wing-tat is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , returned by direct election as representative of the New Territories West constituency. He was the third Chairman of the Democratic Party... , Wong Bing Kuen
		343,594	100.00

New Territories East (新界東) (5 seats)
List Number	Party/Allegiance	Votes Received		Candidates
			%	elected	not elected
1	Democratic Party	25,971	8.44	Wong Sing Chi Wong Sing Chi Nelson Wong Sing-chi is a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the New Territories East constituency, as well as a member of North District, Hong Kong Council. He is a member of the Hong Kong Democratic Party.Wong was first elected to LegCo in 2000, was defeated in 2004 due to...	Chow Wai Tung, Wong Leung Hi
2	DAB	66,943	21.75	Lau Kong Wah Lau Kong Wah Lau Kong Wah, also known as Ray Lau, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East constituency...	Wan Yuet Kau, Wong Mo Tai, Wan Chung Ping, Li Kwok Ying
3		7,945	2.58		Kan Ping Chee Brian
4	HKPA	8,835	2.87		Choy Kan Pui, Ling Man Hoi, Cheng Chun Wo, Ho Sau Mo
5	The Frontier	63,541	20.64	Emily Lau Emily Lau Emily Lau Wai-hing JP is one of two vice-chairmen of Democratic Party.She was the convenor of The Frontier...	Tsoi Yiu Cheong Richard
6		6,774	2.20		Law Cheung Kwok
7	Democratic Party	49,242	16.00	Andrew Cheng Kar Foo Andrew Cheng Andrew Cheng Kar Foo BA, MA, MEd, PCLL is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories East geographical constituency. He was a founder member of the Democratic Party, a member of Southern District Council between 1994 to 1999...	Fan Kwok Wai Gary, Ho Suk Ping Shirley, Leung Wing Hung, Kwan Wing Yip
8		44,899	14.59	Wong Wang Fat Andrew
9	Liberal Party	15,450	5.02		Lau Hing Kee, Leung Chi Wai, Ho Shu Tee Susana
10	April Fifth Action	18,235	5.92		Leung Kwok-hung Leung Kwok-hung Leung Kwok-hung , also known as Long Hair , is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , a founding member of the League of Social Democrats and a democratic political activist.-Biography:Leung is a self-proclaimed Trotskyist and a member of April Fifth Action, a radical socialist...
		307,835	100.00

External links

• Official Government election site