Kowloon East (1998 constituency)
The Kowloon East geographical constituency was one of the five geographical constituencies in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2021. It was established in 1998 for the first SAR Legislative Council election and was abolished under the 2021 overhaul of the Hong Kong electoral system. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, it elected five members of the Legislative Council using the Hare quota of party-list proportional representation. The constituency corresponded to the today's districts of Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong.
| Kowloon East | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
Boundary of Kowloon Eastin Hong Kong | |
| District | Wong Tai Sin District Kwun Tong District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Population | 1,120,800 (2020) |
| Electorate | 709,237 (2020) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1998 |
| Abolished | 2021 |
| Number of members | Three (1998–2000) Four (2000–2004; 2008–2012) Five (2004–2008; 2012–2021) |
| Created from | Kowloon South-east, Kowloon East (1995), Kowloon North-east |
| Replaced by | Kowloon Central (2021) Kowloon East (2021) |
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