2015 Wan Chai District Council election

Last updated
2015 Wan Chai District Council election
Flag of Hong Kong.svg
←  2011 22 November 2015 2019  →
All 13 seats to Wan Chai District Council
7 seats needed for a majority
Turnout42.7%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party DAB NPP Liberal
Last election3 seats, 16.4%1 seat, 6.2%0 seat, 3.1%
Seats before310
Seats won411
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote3,8903,3841,479
Percentage15.3%13.3%5.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.1%Increase2.svg7.1%Increase2.svg2.7%
Wan Chai District Council 2015.svg
Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2015 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 22 November 2015 to elect all 15 members to the Wan Chai District Council. [1]

Contents

The pro-Beijing camp remained control of the council with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong retained the largest party status with three seats. In Tai Hang, "Umbrella soldier" Claris Yeung Suet-ying who, inspired by the 2014 Hong Kong protests, took a seat from New People's Party.

Overall election results

Before election:

↓
29
PDPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓
211
PDPro-Beijing
Wan Chai District Council election result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 722053.857.914,737
  DAB 410+130.815.33,890−1.1
  NPP 11107.713.33,384+7.1
  Liberal 110+17.75.81,479+2.7
  Democratic 000004.01,021–6.2
  LSD 000003.7939±0.0

Results by constituency

Broadwood

Broadwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Tse Wai-chun 1,35055.6
LSD Michael Mak Kwok-fung 93938.6+1.6
Independent Siu See-kong1415.8
Majority41123.0–3.0
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Canal Road

Canal Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Jacqueline Chung Ka-man1,01858.5
Nonpartisan Gloria Ho Wing-ka72341.5
Majority29517.0
DAB hold Swing

Causeway Bay

Causeway Bay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Yolanda Ng Yuen-tinguncontested
Independent hold Swing

Happy Valley

Happy Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Ng Kam-chun1,37760.5+5.0
Nonpartisan Kelvin Chien Ka-wo90039.5
Majority47721.0–10.0
Independent hold Swing

Hennessy

Hennessy [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin1,59067.7–22.0
Independent Cheong Man-lei76032.3
Majority83045.4–34.0
Independent hold Swing

Jardine's Lookout

Jardine's Lookout
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wind Lam Wai-man1,47957.4+24.1
Independent David Lai1,09842.6–10.1
Majority38114.8–4.6
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +17.1

Oi Kwan

Oi Kwan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Anna Tang King-yung1,36759.9–8.1
Nonpartisan Wong Sui-lung91540.1
Majority45219.8–16.2
DAB hold Swing

Southorn

Southorn [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee1,46375.6–7.6
Nonpartisan Yeung Yau-fung43723.0
Majority1,02652.6–13.8
Independent hold Swing

Stubbs Road

Stubbs Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai1,15064.2–2.9
Nonpartisan Au Lai-chong64235.8
Majority50828.4–5.8
Nonpartisan hold Swing

Tai Fat Hau

Tai Fat Hau
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Kenny Lee Kwun-yee1,50565.5–8.8
Nonpartisan Leung Pak-kin79334.5
Majority71231.0–17.6
DAB hold Swing

Tai Hang

Tai Hang [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying 1,39854.9–7.3
NPP Gigi Wong Ching-chi1,14845.1
Majority2509.8–1.7
Independent gain from NPP Swing

Tin Hau

Tin Hau [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NPP Joey Lee Man-lung2,23668.7+3.8
Democratic Chan Kin-kwok1,02131.3–3.8
Majority1,21537.4
NPP hold Swing +3.8

Victoria Park

Victoria Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Jennifer Chow Kit-bing uncontested
DAB hold Swing

Related Research Articles

Hong Kong Island (constituency) Geographical constituency in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Island geographical constituency is one of the five geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It currently elects six members of the Legislative Council using the Hare quota of party-list proportional representation. The constituency covers all the four districts on the Hong Kong Island, namely, Central and Western, Eastern, Southern and Wan Chai. In 2020, it has 707,277 registereted voters.

2003 Hong Kong local elections

The 2003 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 23 November 2003 for all 18 districts of Hong Kong, 400 members from directly elected constituencies out of total 529 council members. It was the second District Council election after the handover of Hong Kong in 1997.

Chung Wan (constituency)

Chung Wan is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, currently represented in the Central and Western District Council by Hui Chi-fung of the Democratic Party, who became an Independent on 3 December 2020.

Wan Chai District Council

The Wan Chai District Council is the district council for the Wan Chai District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Wan Chai District Council currently consists of 13 members, of which the district is divided into 13 constituencies, electing a total of 13 members. The latest election was held on 24 November 2019.

Eastern District Council

The Eastern District Council is the district council for the Eastern District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Eastern District Council currently consists of 35 members, of which the district is divided into 35 constituencies, electing a total of 35 members. The last election was held on 24 November 2019.

Tsuen Wan District Council

The Tsuen Wan District Council is the district council for the Tsuen Wan District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sha Tin District Council currently consists of 21 members, of which the district is divided into 19 constituencies, electing a total of 19 with 2 ex officio members who is the Tsuen Wan and Ma Wan rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 24 November 2019.

Broadwood (constituency)

Broadwood is one of the 13 constituencies of the Wan Chai District Council in Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. it was first created in 1999 and is now held by Legislative Councillor Paul Tse Wai-chun. The boundary is loosely based on the area of Broadwood Road.

Christopher Chung

Christopher Chung Shu-kun, SBS, JP was elected to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2012, representing the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also former chairman of Eastern District Council, and a former councillor from 1991 to 2015, representing the Yue Wan constituency. He is a veteran member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, the flagship pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong.He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2017.

Lok Hong (constituency)

Lok Hong is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

Fei Tsui (constituency)

Fei Tsui 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. Since its creation in the 1994 election, the seat has held by Joseph Lai Chi-keong who was the member of the Democratic Party then the Civic Party.

Horace Cheung

Horace Cheung Kwok-kwan, JP is a Hong Kong solicitor and politician and the current vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), the largest pro-Beijing party in Hong Kong. He was elected to Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 2016 through the Hong Kong Island constituency. He is also a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.

2015 Hong Kong local elections

The 2015 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 22 November 2015. Elections were held to all 18 District Councils with returning 431 members from directly elected constituencies after all appointed seats had been abolished.

Tin Hau (constituency)

Tin Hau is one of the 13 constituencies of the Wan Chai District Council of Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in Hong Kong district board elections, 1994. The constituency boundary is loosely based on the Tin Hau and Lai Tak Tsuen with estimated population of 15,051. It was transferred to the Wan Chai District in the District Council election in 2015.

Victoria Park (constituency)

Victoria Park, formerly called Causeway Bay North, is one of the 13 constituencies of the Wan Chai District Council of Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in Hong Kong district board elections, 1994. The constituency boundary is loosely based on the residential area east of the Victoria Park with estimated population of 13,412. Prior to the District Council election in 2015, it was a constituency of the Eastern District Council.

Jennifer Chow Kit-bing, BBS, MH is a Hong Kong politician and was a member of the Wan Chai District Council for the Victoria Park constituency.

2011 Wan Chai District Council election

The 2011 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 6 November 2011 to elect all 11 elected members to the 13-member District Council.

Siu Sai Wan (constituency)

Siu Sai Wan is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District.

2019 Wan Chai District Council election

The 2019 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 24 November 2019 to elect all 15 members to the Wan Chai District Council.

Susi Law Wai-shan (羅偉珊) is a District Councillor for the Oi Kwan constituency in Hong Kong and a manager of artist hub Foo Tak Building in Wanchai.

Clarisse Yeung Hong Kong politician

Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying is a Hong Kong politician. She is a current chairwoman of the Wan Chai District Council, representing Tai Hang.

References

  1. ↑ "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 24 March 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.