Kwun Lung (constituency)
| Kwun Lung | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Kwun Lung in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 15,273 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,989 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Kennedy Town & Mount Davis |
Kwun Lung is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was formerly held by Fergus Leung Fong-wai of the Localist.
Kwun Lung constituency is loosely based on the area around Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town with estimated population of 15,273.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | 52.26 | |
| 1999 | 57.63 | |||
| 2003 | Cyd Ho Sau-lan | Frontier/Civic Act-up | 50.87 | |
| 2007 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | 85.00 | |
| 2011 | 73.67 | |||
| 2015 | Yeung Hoi-wing | DAB | 61.35 | |
| 2019 | Fergus Leung Fong-wai→Vacant[a] | Independent | 50.69 | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Fergus Leung Fong-wai | 3,195 | 50.69 | ||
| DAB | Yeung Hoi-wing | 2,970 | 47.12 | −14.28 | |
| VSA | Chow Sai-kit | 138 | 2.19 | ||
| Majority | 225 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 6,316 | 70.29 | |||
| Independent gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Yeung Hoi-wing | 2,491 | 61.4 | –12.3 | |
| Youngspiration | Sixtus Leung Chung-hang | 1,569 | 38.6 | ||
| Majority | 922 | 22.8 | –24.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,110 | 50.1 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 2,723 | 73.7 | −10.3 | |
| LSD | Leung Kwok-hung | 973 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,750 | 47.4 | −28.1 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 2,702 | 85.0 | +35.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ho Loy | 315 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jacky Leong Kim-kam | 162 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,387 | 75.1 | +73.3 | ||
| DAB gain from Frontier | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier (Civic Act-up) | Cyd Ho Sau-lan | 1,869 | 50.9 | N/A | |
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 1,805 | 49.1 | −8.5 | |
| Majority | 64 | 0.8 | −14.4 | ||
| Frontier gain from DAB | Swing | 25.1 | |||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 1,552 | 57.6 | +4.8 | |
| Democratic | Rosa Mok Pui-han | 1,141 | 42.4 | −4.8 | |
| Majority | 411 | 15.2 | +10.1 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 2,011 | 51.9 | ||
| Democratic | Nicky Wong Shui-lai | 1,837 | 47.7 | ||
| Majority | 174 | 4.2 | |||
| DAB win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 30 April 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
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 21 April 2013.