Kwun Tong Central (constituency)
Appearance
Elected constituency for the Kwun Tong District Council | |
District | Kwun Tong |
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Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon East |
Population | 16,518 (2019)[1] |
Electorate | 7,643 (2019)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1994 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Edith Leung Yik-ting (Democratic) |
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Traditional Chinese | 觀塘中心 | ||||||||
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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 | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.