Kai Tak (constituency)

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Kai Tak
Former Elected Constituency
for the Kowloon City District Council
KaiTakConstituency.svg
Boundary of Kai Tak in Kowloon City District
Region Kowloon City District
Electorate7,518 (2011) [1]
Former constituency
Created 1991
Abolished 2015
Number of membersOne
Member(s) Yeung Chun-yu (ADPL) (last)
Replaced by Sung Wong Toi, Kai Tak North and Kai Tak South

Kai Tak is a former constituency in the Kowloon City District.

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The constituency returned one district councillor to the Kowloon City District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Yeung Chun-yu of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood before it was abolished in 2015.

Kai Tak constituency was loosely based on the old Kai Tak Airport part of Ma Tau Kok with estimated population of 20,636 in 2011. [2]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1991 Lam Ming Independent
1994 David Chu Chor-sing Independent
199? Progressive Alliance
2002 by-election Bruce Liu Sing-lee ADPL
2011 Yeung Chun-yu ADPL
2015 Constituency abolished

Election results

2010s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 2011: Kai Tak [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Yeung Chun-yu1,42749.6+6.8
Economic Synergy Alexander Ip Chi-wai63622.1-4.2
DAB (FTU)Cheung Fan-lan62521.7-9.2
People Power Lee Hon-sam1906.6
ADPL hold Swing

2000s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 2007: Kai Tak [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Liu Sing-lee 86342.8-21.6
DAB Szeto Kin-wa62330.9-0.8
Liberal Alexander Ip Chi-wai53126.3+22.3
ADPL hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 2003: Kai Tak [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Liu Sing-lee 1,45464.4+17.7
DAB Hui Ching-po71531.7+4.5
Nonpartisan Alexander Ip Chi-wai904.0+1.7
ADPL hold Swing
Kai Tak By-election, 2002 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Liu Sing-lee 88646.7
DAB Hui Ching-po51627.2-14.6
Democratic Lam Ho-yeung21511.3
HKPA Lam Ming1879.9-37.0
Independent Alexander Ip Chi-wai432.3
ADPL gain from HKPA Swing

1990s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 1999: Kai Tak [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
HKPA David Chu Chor-sing99256.9+0.1
DAB Hui Ching-po72941.8
HKPA hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 1994: Kai Tak [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Chu Chor-sing85156.8+10.7
LDF Pao Ping-wing 62942.0
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 1991: Kai Tak [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lam Ming71853.0
Independent David Chu Chor-sing62446.1
Independent win (new seat)

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References

  1. "2011 District Councils Election – Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 20 April 2013.