Ap Lei Chau North (constituency)

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Ap Lei Chau North
Elected Constituency
for the Southern District Council
ApLeiChauNorthConstituency.svg
Boundary of Ap Lei Chau North in Southern District
District Southern
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island West
Population13,442 (2019) [1]
Electorate6,688 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1991
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Ap Lei Chau North is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years.

Contents

Ap Lei Chau North constituency is loosely based on the northeastern part of Ap Lei Chau including private apartments Marina Habitat and Sham Wan Towers with estimated population of 13,025. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1991 Yeung Tsui-chun Nonpartisan
1994 Andrew Cheng Kar-foo Democratic
1999 Wong King-cheung Nonpartisan
2005 by-electionCheung Sik-yung Nonpartisan
2019 Chan Ping-yeung→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic

Election results

2010s

Southern District Council Election, 2019: Ap Lei Chau North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Chan Ping-yeung3,13661.88
Independent Sandy Cheung Sik-yung1,93238.12−29.21
Majority1.20423.76
Turnout 5,09276.36
Democratic gain from Independent Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2015: Ap Lei Chau North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Sandy Cheung Sik-yung1,55667.33+2.85
Nonpartisan Leung Kwok-keung75532.67
Majority80134.66
Turnout 2,31138.26
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2011: Ap Lei Chau North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Sandy Cheung Sik-yung1,52764.48+17.67
Nonpartisan Cheung Wing-ho84135.52
Majority68728.95
Liberal hold Swing

2000s

Southern District Council Election, 2007: Ap Lei Chau North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Sandy Cheung Sik-yung1,75246.81+15.48
Nonpartisan Chiu Kwing-shing1,34135.63+4.30
Nonpartisan Kwan Yiu-wing67117.83
Majority41111.18
Liberal hold Swing
Ap Lei Chau North by-election 2005 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Sandy Cheung Sik-yung70231.33
Nonpartisan Chiu Kwing-shing70231.33
Democratic Wan Kam-cheung49121.91
Liberal Ng Ting-kit32114.32
Nonpartisan Petrus Chan Ting-wing251.12
Majority00.00
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2003: Ap Lei Chau North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Wong King-cheung2,52688.76
DAB Simon Chow Kam-keung32011.24
Majority2,20677.52
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

Southern District Council Election, 1999: Ap Lei Chau North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Wong King-cheungUncontested
Nonpartisan gain from Democratic Swing
Southern District Board Election, 1994: Ap Lei Chau North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andrew Cheng Kar-foo 1,63046.45
Public Affairs SocietyVivian Chih Wan-wan1,45441.44
DAB Leung Pak-hung42512.11
Majority1766.01
Democratic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Southern District Board Election, 1991: Ap Lei Chau North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Yeung Tsui-chun2,24761.36
LDF Yuen Sau-hung1,41538.64
Majority83222.72
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned on 9 July 2021.

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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. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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