Hennessy (constituency)

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Hennessy
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
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Boundary of Hennessyin Wan Chai District
District Wan Chai
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island East
Population12,777 (2019) [1]
Electorate5,023 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Sabina Koo Kwok-wai (Independent)

Hennessy is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wan Chai District Council, with an election every four years.

Hennessy constituency is loosely based on the Hennessy Road in the Wan Chai area in Hong Kong Island with estimated population of 12,777. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty%
1994 San Stephen Wong Hon-ching Independent 63.49
1999 CRA N/A
2003 Cheng Ki-kin Civic Act-up 60.35
2007 Independent 77.74
2011 89.68
2015 67.66
2019 Sabina Koo Kwok-wai Independent 42.23

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Hennessy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sabina Koo Kwok-wa1,37342.23
Independent Wong Sau-tung1,03331.77
Independent Ha Hei-lok84525.99
Majority34010.46
Turnout 3,26064.93
Independent gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Hennessy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin1,59067.7–22.0
Independent Cheong Man-lei76032.3
Majority83045.4–34.0
Turnout 2,37548.1
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Hennessy [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cheng Ki-kin1,62589.7+12.0
Nonpartisan Catherine Wong Kit-ning18710.3−6.3
Majority1,43879.4+71.2
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Hennessy [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin1,46377.7+17.4
Liberal Eddie Suen Wai-hon26414.0
Nonpartisan Andrew Wong Fai-hung1558.2
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Hennessy [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Act-up Cheng Ki-kin1,06460.4
DAB Lee Yuen-kwong69939.6–
Civic Act-up gain from CRA Swing

1990s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Hennessy [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CRA San Stephen Wong Hon-chinguncontested
CRA hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 1994: Hennessy [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent San Stephen Wong Hon-ching1,07163.1
Democratic Cheng Chin-cheung61636.3
Independent win (new seat)

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
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