Lok Hong (constituency)
| Lok Hong | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Eastern District Council | |
 Boundary of Lok Hong in Eastern District | |
| District | Eastern |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island East |
| Population | 12,685 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,595 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | A Kung Ngam Shau Kei Wan Chai Wan West Chai Wan Central |
Lok Hong (Chinese: 樂康) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Tsang Kin-shing of the LSD party since the 2019 election.
Lok Hong constituency is loosely based on the Shan Tsui Court, Neptune Terrace and Greenwood Terrace in Chai Wan with estimated population of 12,685.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tsang Kin-shing | Democratic | |
| 1999 | Chan Tat-keung | DAB | |
| 2003 | Tsang Kin-shing | Independent | |
| 2006 | LSD | ||
| 2011 | Li Chun-chau | Independent | |
| 2019 | Tsang Kin-shing→Vacant [a] | LSD | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSD | Tsang Kin-shing | 3,563 | 56.00 | +11.40 | |
| Nonpartisan | Li Chun-chau | 2,800 | 44.00 | −10.30 | |
| Majority | 763 | 12.00 | |||
| Turnout | 6,387 | 74.32 | |||
| LSD gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Li Chun-chau | 2,396 | 54.3 | +4.1 | |
| LSD | Tsang Kin-shing | 1,969 | 44.6 | –4.4 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lun Man-kit | 48 | 1.1 | ||
| Majority | 427 | 9.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,466 | 55.3 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Li Chun-chau | 1,916 | 50.2 | ||
| LSD | Tsang Kin-shing | 1,871 | 49.0 | −7.8 | |
| Independent | Lui Sin-yi | 32 | 0.8 | ||
| Independent gain from LSD | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSD | Tsang Kin-shing | 1,912 | 56.8 | −4.8 | |
| DAB | Wong Ka-wai | 1,454 | 43.2 | ||
| LSD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tsang Kin-shing | 1,481 | 52.0 | +7.1 | |
| Independent | Judy Tong Kei-yuk | 1,184 | 41.6 | ||
| Independent | Lai Pit-shing | 182 | 6.4 | ||
| Independent gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Chan Tat-keung | 1,271 | 54.8 | ||
| Democratic | Tsang Kin-shing | 1,042 | 44.9 | −19.5 | |
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tsang Kin-shing | 1,195 | 64.4 | ||
| Liberal | Chung Siu-king | 630 | 34.0 | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021.
References
[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). Registration and Electoral Office.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.