Kowloon East (2021 constituency)

This article is about the current geographical constituency of Hong Kong. For the former constituency used from 1998 to 2021, see Kowloon East (1998 constituency).

Kowloon East
Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Boundary of Kowloon Eastin Hong Kong
District	Kwun Tong District South-eastern part of Wong Tai Sin District
Region	Kowloon
Population	771,800
Electorate	475,223
Current constituency
Created	2021
Number of members	Two
Member(s)	TBD
Created from	Kowloon East (1998)

The Kowloon East geographical constituency is one of the ten geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system. The constituency covers Kwun Tong District and south-eastern part of Wong Tai Sin District in Kowloon.

History

The constituency was created under the overhaul of the electoral system imposed by the Beijing government in 2021, replacing the Kwun Tong District and south-eastern part of Wong Tai Sin District of the Kowloon East constituency used from 1998 to 2021. Constituencies with the same name were also created for the 1991 and 1995 elections in the late colonial period, while the 1991 constituency also elected two seats with each voter having two votes.

Returning members

LegCo members for Kowloon East, 2021–present
Term	Election	Member		Member
7th	2021	TBD		TBD

Election results

2020s

2021 Legislative Council election: Kowloon East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	FTU	Tang Ka-piu	65,036	44.11
	DAB	Ngan Man-yu	64,275	43.59
	PoD	Chan Chun-hung	2,999	2.03
	Nonpartisan	Wu Kin-wa	3,090	2.10
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			475,223
	win (new seat)
	win (new seat)

1995 constituency

Kowloon East
Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Boundary of Kowloon Eastin Hong Kong
District	Kwun Tong District
Region	Kowloon
Electorate	129,955
Former constituency
Created	1995
Abolished	1997
Member(s)	Szeto Wah (Democratic)
Created from	Kowloon East (1991)
Replaced by	Kowloon East (1998)

First-past the post system was used in the single-seat constituency in 1995.

1995 Legislative Council election: Kowloon East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Szeto Wah	29,627	55.40
	Independent	Elsie Tu	23,855	44.60
Majority			5,772	10.80
Total valid votes			53,482	100.00
Rejected ballots			350
Turnout			53,832	41.42
Registered electors			129,955
	Democratic win (new seat)

1991 constituency

Kowloon East
Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Boundary of Kowloon Eastin Hong Kong
District	Yau Tsim District Mong Kok District Sham Shui Po District
Region	Kowloon
Electorate	217,117
Former constituency
Created	1991
Abolished	1995
Number of members	Two
Member(s)	Szeto Wah (UD→Democratic) Fred Li (MP→Democratic)
Replaced by	Kowloon East (1995) Kowloon South-east

Dual-seat constituency dual vote system was used in the two-seat constituency in 1991.

1991 Legislative Council election: Kowloon East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Democrats	Szeto Wah	57,921	37.83
	Meeting Point	Fred Li Wah-ming	49,643	32.42
	KTRA	Hau Shui-pui	21,225	13.86
	Independent	Poon Chi-fai	16,625	10.86
	October Review	Chan Cheong	3,431	2.24
	TUC	Li Ting-kit	3,393	2.22
	LDF	Philip Li Koi-hop	865	0.56
Turnout			82,405	37.95
Registered electors			217,117
	United Democrats win (new seat)
	Meeting Point win (new seat)