The 1995 Hong Kong Urban Council and Regional Council elections were the municipal elections held on 5 March 1995 for the elected seats of the Urban Council and Regional Council respectively. It was the second of the three-tier elections held in 1995 under Governor Chris Patten's electoral reform, namely the 1994 District Board and 1995 Legislative Council election. The liberal Democratic Party continued its dominance by winning 23 seats in total. Due to the abolishment of the two Councils by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa in 1999, this election became the last election.
Overview Due to the democratisation reform under the governorship of Chris Patten, all the appointed seats since the creations of the Councils were replaced by members of direct elections. 32 seats in the Urban Council was the directly elected by the general residents and 9 seats were elected by the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon District Boards members. For Regional Council, 27 seats were directly elected and 9 seats were elected by the New Territories District Boards members, with 3 ex-officio members of the chairman and two chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk. The first-past-the-post voting system was used.
Dozens of long-serving Urban and Regional Councillors decided not to stand in the first full-scale municipal-level elections. The most senior member on the Urban Council Brook Bernacchi who was first elected in 1952 would not stand because the council was becoming increasingly politicised. Elsie Tu, the second most senior Councillor was challenged and defeated by the Democratic Party heavyweight Szeto Wah for the Kwun Tong North seat.
As a result, 21 Urban Councillors left in 1995 taking with them a total of 210 years of experience.
After the transfer of sovereignty to the People's Republic of China, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa decided to streamline and centralise municipal services as part of his government's policy reforms by dissolving the two Councils. The 1995 election thus became the last election.
General results
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 rowspan=2|Political Affiliation !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Urban Council !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Regional Council !style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Total |- ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Popularvotes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Popularvotes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Popularvotes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Totalseatsgained |- | style="background-color:LightGreen;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan=6 | |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party || 108,182 || 19 || 12 || 97,641 || 17 || 11 || 205,823 || 36.91 || 23 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood || 13,822 || 5 || 5 || 25,096 || 4 || 3 || 38,918 || 6.98 || 8 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |123 Democratic Alliance || 1,556 || 1 || 0 || 6,360 || 2 || 0 || 7,916 || 1.42 || 0 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Democratic Foundation || 1,693 || 2 || 0 || - || - || - || 1,693 || 0.30 || 0
| style="text-align:left;" | Chinese Liberal Democratic Party || 1,453 || 1 || 0 || - || - || - || 1,453 || 0.26 || 0 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Pro-democracy individuals || 15,171 || 5 || 1 || 16,252 || 4 || 2 || 31,423 || 5.64 || 3 |- style="background-color:LightGreen" | colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-democracy parties and allies || 141,877 || 33 || 18 || 145,349 || 27 || 16 || 287,226 || 51.51 || 34 |- | style="background-color:Pink;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan=12 | |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong || 70,690 || 12 || 5 || 19,858 || 5 || 3 || 90,548 || 16.24 || 8 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong || 9,757 || 2 || 1 || 15,641 || 4 || 3 || 25,398 || 4.55 || 4 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Civil Force || - || - || - || 10,546 || 2 || 1 || 10,546 || 1.89 || 1 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Liberal Party || 3,370 || 1 || 1 || 3,818 || 2 || 0 || 7,188 || 1.29 || 1 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |New Hong Kong Alliance || 4,901 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || 4,901 || 0.88 || 1 |- |style="background-color:#EA0001" | | style="text-align:left;" | Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association || 3,953 || 1 || 1 || - || - || - || 3,953 || 0.71 || 1 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | United Front for the Service of the People || - || - || - || 8,377 || 3 || 0 || 8,377 || 1.50 || 0 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Progressive Alliance || 1,770 || 1 || 0 || 3,508 || 1 || 0 || 5,278 || 0.95 || 0 |- |style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;" | Hong Kong Alliance of Chinese and Expatriates || 2,229 || 1 || 0 || - || - || - || 2,229 || 0.40 || 0
| style="text-align:left;" | Public Affairs Society || 1,140 || 1 || 0 || - || - || - || 1,140 || 0.20 || 0 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Civic Association || 189 || 1 || 0 || - || - || - || 189 || 0.03 || 0 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" |Pro-Beijing Individuals || 51,088 || 17 || 4 || 50,308 || 14 || 4 || 101,396 || 18.18 || 8 |- style="background-color:Pink" | colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-Beijing and conservative parties and allies || 149,087 || 38 || 13 || 112,056 || 31 || 11 || 261,143 || 46.83 || 24 |- |style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 |Non-aligned Individuals and others || 4,537 || 4 || 1 || 4,693 || 2 || 0 || 9,230 || 1.66 || 1 |- |style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|295,501 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|75 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|32 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|262,098 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|60 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|27 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|557,599 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|59
Result breakdown
Urban Council District Constituency Candidates Affiliation Votes %Central and Western UC1 Western 1 Ip Kwok-him 7,371 47.69 2 Chan Kwok-leung 8,084 52.31 UC2 Central 1 Chan Yuk-cheung 4,186 40.44 2 Kam Nai-wai 6,164 59.56 Wan Chai UC3 Wan Chai West 1 San Stephen Wong Hon-ching 3,953 62.16 2 Li Kin-yin 2,406 37.84 UC4 Wan Chai East 1 Ada Wong Ying-kay 3,182 43.78 2 Thomas Wong Cheung-chi 143 1.97 3 Susanna Yeung Wan-king 1,009 13.88 4 John Tse Wing-ling 2,934 40.37 Eastern UC5 North Point West 1 Mathias Woo Yan-wai 2,719 33.98 2 Chan Tak-wai 1,163 14.54 3 Jennifer Chow Kit-bing 3,370 42.12 4 Yuen King-yuk 7499.36 UC6 North Point East 1 Wong Kwok-hing 6,718 82.22 2 Shing Wai-pong CLDP 1,453 17.78 UC7 Quarry Bay 1 Joseph Lai Chi-keong 5,937 54.35 2 Kong Tze-wing 3,125 28.61 3 Yuen Ki-kong 1,861 17.04 UC8 Shau Kei Wan 1 Alexander Fu Yuen-cheung 1,716 27.26 2 Hui Ka-hoo 1,352 21.48 3 Daniel To Boon-man 2,860 45.43 4 Chum Ting-pong 367 5.83 UC9 Chai Wan West 1 Chao Shing-kie 4,417 46.67 2 Manuel Chan Tim-shing 5,047 53.33 UC10 Chai Wan East 1 Christopher Chung Shu-kun 7,477 59.96 2 Tsang Kin-shing 4,994 40.04 Southern UC11 Aberdeen and Bay Area 1 Joseph Chan Yuek-sut uncontested UC12 Ap Lei Chau 1 Ronnie Wong Man-chiu 4,901 52.02 2 Andrew Cheng Kar-foo 4,520 47.98 UC13 Pokfulam and Wah Fu 1 Elizabeth Tse Wong Siu-yin 2,229 28.13 2 Lai Hok-lim 5,696 71.87 Yau Tsim Mong UC14 Yau Tsim 1 Daniel Wong Kwok-tung 5,775 60.10 2 Ahuja Gopalda Holaram (Ahuja Gary) 1,721 17.91 3 Li King-wah Public Affairs Society 1,140 11.86 4 Helen Chung Yee-fong 785 8.17 5 Foo Pui-man 189 1.97 UC15 Mong Kok 1 Law Wing-cheung 3,536 22.80 2 Chan Kwok-ming 2,399 21.57 3 Henry Chan Man-yu 530 4.77 4 Stanley Ng Wing-fai 4,656 41.87 Sham Shui Po UC16 Sham Shui Po West 1 Ha Ving-vung 6,734 49.79 2 Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 6,791 50.21 UC17 Sham Shui Po Central 1 Eric Wong Chung-ki uncontested UC18 Sham Shui Po East 1 Tam Kwok-kiu uncontested Kowloon City UC19 Kowloon City North 1 Lee Cheuk-fan 1,863 27.90 2 Ronald Leung Ding-bong 4,815 72.10 UC20 Kowloon City East 1 Wen Choy-bon 3,607 53.67 2 Lam Ming 3,114 46.33 UC21 Kowloon City South 1 Pao Ping-wing 4,224 55.06 2 Virginia Fung King-man 3,447 44.94 UC22 Kowloon City West 1 Wong Siu-yee 5,533 46.86 2 Chiang Sai-cheong 6,275 53.14 Wong Tai Sin UC23 Wang Tung and Lok Tin 1 Mok Ying-fan uncontested UC24 Wong Tai Sin and Chuk Yuen 1 Lam Man-fai 9,088 56.07 2 Andrew To Kwan-hang 7,120 43.93 UC25 Tsz Wan Shan and San Po Kong 1 Kan Chi-ho 4,402 34.11 2 Choi Luk-sing 3,332 25.82 3 Lee Kwok-keung 5,171 40.07 UC26 Choi Hung Wan and Ngau Chi Wan 1 Chan Chun-fat 1,770 16.04 2 Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin 2,671 24.20 3 Wu Chi-wai 6,595 59.76 Kwun Tong UC27 Kwun Tong West 1 Au Yuk-har 8,04752.76 2 Chan Kam-lam 7,204 47.24 UC28 Kwun Tong North 1 Elsie Tu 6,778 42.49 2 Sze To Wah 9,175 57.51 UC29 Shun Sau 1 Kwok Bit-chun 8,725 59.13 2 Law Chun-ngai 6,030 40.87 UC30 Kuwn Tong Central 1 Kan Wing-kay 3,462 37.04 2 Hung Chun-fun 5,884 62.96 UC31 Kwun Tong South 1 Ng Siu-wah 4,161 37.97 2 Li Wah-ming 6,798 62.03 UC32 Lam Tin 1 Yiu Cheuk-hung 4,058 41.19 2 Li Ting-kit 1,556 15.80 3 Francis Tang Chi-ho 4,23743.01
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