Centre Street (constituency)

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Centre Street
Elected Constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
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Boundary of Centre Street in Central & Western District
District Central & Western
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island West
Population15,003 (2019) [1]
Electorate6,980 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1999
Number of membersOne
Member(s)(Vacant)
Created from Tung Wah
University
Water Street

Centre Street is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District, Hong Kong.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years.

Centre Street constituency is loosely based on the area around Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun with estimated population of 15,003. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty%
1999 Henry Leung Yiu-cho Democratic 58.99
2003 65.95
2006 by-electionSidney Lee Chi-hang Independent 50.52
2007 64.98
2011 59.19
2015 50.50
2019 Cheung Kai-yin→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic 58.90

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Centre Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Cheung Kai-yin2,90958.90+9.40
Nonpartisan Sidney Lee Chi-hang2,03041.10−9.40
Majority87917.80
Turnout 4,95470.98
Democratic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Centre Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Sidney Lee Chi-hang1,65450.5–9.3
Democratic Cheung Kai-yin1,62149.5
Majority331.0–17.4
Turnout 3,32250.1
Independent hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Centre Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sidney Lee Chi-hang1,73959.2-5.8
Land Justice League Wong Ho-yin1,19940.8N/A
Majority54018.4-11.6
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Centre Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sidney Lee Chi-hang2,01365.0+15.3
Independent Victor Lee Kwok-chuen1,08535.0N/A
Majority92830.0
Independent hold Swing
Centre Street by-election 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent (FTU)Sidney Lee Chi-hang1,12849.7
Democratic Nelson Wong Kin-shing90741.6-14.4
Independent Louis Leung Wing-on1988.7N/A
Majority2218.1
Independent gain from Democratic Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Centre Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Leung Yiu-cho1,69366.0+7.0
DAB Lau Yeung-fun75029.2-11.8
Independent So Lai-yung12424.8
Majority94336.8+18.8
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Centre Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Leung Yiu-cho1,06359.0N/A
DAB Tong Wai-yuen73941.0N/A
Majority32418.0(new)
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned on 8 July 2021 over new oath-taking law.

Citations

  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). Register.
  3. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

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