Water Street (constituency)
| Water Street | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Water Streetin Central & Western District | |
| Region | Central & Western District |
| Electorate | 7,672[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Wong Kin-shing (Democratic) |
| Created from | Sai Ying Pun West |
Water Street is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It is currently held by Wong Kin-shing of the Democratic Party.
The constituency loosely covers the area around the Water Street in Sai Ying Pun with estimated population of 16,919.[2]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | | 1994 | Lee Kam-hang | Democratic Party |
| style="background-color: Template:123 Democratic Alliance/meta/color" | | 1999 | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 123 Democratic Alliance |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 2000 | Independent | |
| style="background-color: Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color" | | 2007 | Wong Kin-shing | Democratic Party |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lee Sung-wai | ||||
| Democratic | Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan | ||||
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | ||||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,407 | 58.0 | N/A | |
| New Forum | 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
| 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) | |||||
Citations
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
References
- 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.