Centre Street (constituency)
| Centre Street | |
|---|---|
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Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
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Boundary of Centre Street in Central & Western District | |
| Region | Central & Western District |
| Electorate | 6,966[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Sidney Lee Chi-hang (Independent) |
Centre Street 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 is currently held by Independent Sidney Lee.
Centre Street constituency is loosely based on the area around Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun with estimated population of 16,064.[2]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Henry Leung Yiu-cho | Democratic | |
| 2006 by-election | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | Independent | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 1,654 | 50.5 | –9.3 | |
| Democratic | Cheung Kai-yin | 1,621 | 49.5 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 1.0 | –17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,322 | 50.1 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 1,739 | 59.2 | -5.8 | |
| Land Justice League | Wong Ho-yin | 1,199 | 40.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 540 | 18.4 | -11.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 2,013 | 65.0 | +15.3 | |
| Independent | Victor Lee Kwok-chuen | 1,085 | 35.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 928 | 30.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (FTU) | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 1,128 | 49.7 | ||
| Democratic | Nelson Wong Kin-shing | 907 | 41.6 | -14.4 | |
| Independent | Louis Leung Wing-on | 198 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 221 | 8.1 | |||
| Independent gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Leung Yiu-cho | 1,693 | 66.0 | +7.0 | |
| DAB | Lau Yeung-fun | 750 | 29.2 | -11.8 | |
| Independent | So Lai-yung | 124 | 24.8 | ||
| Majority | 943 | 36.8 | +18.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Leung Yiu-cho | 1,063 | 59.0 | N/A | |
| DAB | Tong Wai-yuen | 739 | 41.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 324 | 18.0 | (new) | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
Citations
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
References
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2006 Central and Western District Council Centre Street Constituency By-election Result
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
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