2000 Hong Kong Island by-election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/50px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png)
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Turnout | 33.27% |
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| | | Candidate | Audrey Eu | Chung Shu-kun | Party | Independent | DAB | Alliance | Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing | Popular vote | 108,401 | 78,282 | Percentage | 52.11% | 37.63% | |
Member before election Gary Cheng (declined seat) DAB | Elected Member Audrey Eu Independent | |
The Hong Kong Island by-election, 2000 was held on 10 December 2000, when then Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) vice-chairman Gary Cheng declined to accept his seat as a result of a scandal. Audrey Eu, who was then running as an independent backed by the pro-democracy camp won the by-election with 52.1% of valid vote.[1] Cheng was subsequently jailed for abuse of office.[2]
Result
Hong Kong Island by-election 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Audrey Eu Yuet-mee | 108,401 | 52.11 | |
| DAB | Christopher Chung Shu-kun | 78,282 | 37.23 | |
| Independent | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 13,717 | 6.59 | |
| Independent | Paul Tse Wai-chun | 5,076 | 0.50 | |
| Independent | Simon Lo Ching-cheung | 1,317 | 0.25 | |
| Independent | Shi Kai-biu | 1,231 | 0.19 | |
Majority | 30,119 | 17.61 | |
Total valid votes | 208,024 | 100.00 | |
Rejected ballots | 648 | | |
Turnout | 208,672 | 33.27 | |
Registered electors | 627,208 | | |
| Independent gain from DAB | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Hong Kong Economic Journal, Page 9, 13 August 2007.
- ^ Sangwon Suh and Yulanda Chung "A PR Man's PR Woes", Asiaweek.com, 8 September 2000
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