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Kwun Tong Central (constituency)

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Elected constituency
for the Kwun Tong District Council
Outline map
Boundary of  in Kwun Tong District
DistrictKwun Tong
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon East
Population16,518 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,643 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Edith Leung Yik-ting (Democratic)
Kwun Tong Central
Traditional Chinese觀塘中心
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGūn tòhng jūng sām
JyutpingGun1 tong4 zung1 sam1

Kwun Tong Central is one of the 37 constituencies in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong which was created in 1994.

The constituency has an estimated population of 16,518.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | 1994 Lam Kin-pui Independent
style="background-color:Template:Independent politician/meta/color" | 1999 Nelson Chan Wah-yu Independent
style="background-color:Template:DPHK/meta/color" | 2019 Edith Leung Yik-ting Democratic

Election results

2010s

Kwun Tong District Council Election, 2019: Kwun Tong Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edith Leung Yik-ting 2,863 56.05
Nonpartisan Nelson Chan Wah-yu 2,245 43.95
Majority 618 12.20
Turnout 5,127 67.13
Democratic gain from Nonpartisan Swing

References

  1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.