Election Name: | 2000 Hong Kong Island by-election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2000 Hong Kong legislative election |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Next Election: | 2004 Hong Kong legislative election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | 10 December 2000 |
Turnout: | 33.27% |
Candidate1: | Audrey Eu |
Alliance1: | Pro-democracy camp |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Popular Vote1: | 108,401 |
Percentage1: | 52.11% |
Candidate2: | Chung Shu-kun |
Alliance2: | Pro-Beijing camp |
Party2: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong |
Popular Vote2: | 78,282 |
Percentage2: | 37.63% |
Member | |
Before Election: | Gary Cheng (declined seat) |
Before Party: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong |
After Election: | Audrey Eu |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
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]