Water Street (constituency)
| Water Street | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Water Street in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 14,983 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,408 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Kennedy Town East Sai Ying Pun West |
Water Street is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council in Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years.
The constituency loosely covers the area around the Water Street in Sai Ying Pun with an estimated population of 14,983.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lee Kam-hang | Democratic | 45.98 | |
| 1999 | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 123DA→Independent | 52.72 | |
| 2003 | Independent | 51.41 | ||
| 2007 | Wong Kin-shing | Democratic | 58.04 | |
| 2011 | 44.55 | |||
| 2015 | Yeung Hok-ming | DAB | 53.70 | |
| 2019 | Ho Chi-wang→Vacant[a] | VSA→Independent | 59.62 | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Louis Ho Chi-wang | 3,093 | 59.62 | ||
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 2,095 | 40.38 | −13.12 | |
| Majority | 998 | 19.24 | |||
| Turnout | 5,215 | 70.40 | |||
| Ind. democrat gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 1,878 | 53.7 | +13.1 | |
| Democratic | Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan | 1,619 | 46.3 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 259 | 7.4 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,559 | 49.2 | |||
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,353 | 44.3 | −13.7 | |
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 1,241 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 443 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 112 | 3.7 | −19.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,407 | 58.0 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Yam Chi-ming | 777 | 32.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Huang Han | 240 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 418 | 22.7 | N/A | ||
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 1,327 | 51.4 | −1.3 | |
| Frontier | Robin Wan Joe-yiu | 1,254 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 2.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123DA | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 1,096 | 52.7 | +16.7 | |
| Democratic | Robin Wan Joe-yiu | 983 | 47.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 113 | 5.4 | |||
| 123DA gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Kam-hang | 996 | 46.0 | ||
| 123DA | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 779 | 36.0 | ||
| DAB | Chung Yam-cheung | 391 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 10.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 26 May 2021 over new oath-taking law.[citation needed]
Citations
[edit]- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Register.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
References
[edit]- 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982–1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.