Tai Hang (constituency)

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Tai Hang
Elected Constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
TaiHangConstituency.svg
Boundary of Tai Hang in Wan Chai District
District Wan Chai
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island East
Population13,701 (2019) [1]
Electorate5,319 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Tai Hang is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.

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

Tai Hang constituency is loosely based on the Tai Hang area in Hong Kong Island with estimated population of 13,701. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Bonson Lee Hing-wai Democratic 58.90
1999 52.26
2003 63.85
2007 Wong Chor-fung Independent→NPP 52.79
2011 NPP 52.42
2015 Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Independent 54.91
2019 62.02

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Tai Hang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying 2,34062.02+7.12
Independent Liu Tin-shing1,43337.98
Majority90724.14+14.20
Turnout 3,78571.16
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Tai Hang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying 1,39854.9
NPP Gigi Wong Ching-chi1,14845.1–7.3
Majority2509.8–1.7
Turnout 2,56645.1
Independent gain from NPP Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Tai Hang [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NPP Wong Chor-fung1,26652.4–0.4
Democratic Sin Chung-kai 96540.9–6.3
People Power (Power Voters) Christopher Lau Gar-hung 1415.8
Independent Richard Shum See-hoi431.8
Majority30111.5+5.9
NPP hold Swing

2000s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Tai Hang [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wong Chor-fung1,05952.8
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai94747.2-16.7
Independent gain from Democratic Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Tai Hang [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai1,46663.9+12.1
DAB Yuen Chun-chuen83036.1-11.2
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Tai Hang [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai87751.8-7.1
DAB Yuen Chun-chuen80147.3+6.2
Democratic hold Swing
Wan Chai District Board Election, 1994: Tai Hang [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai1,03258.9
DAB Chan Tak-ming72041.1
Majority31217.8
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Disqualified on 15 September 2021 after her oath was invalid due to her involvement in pro-democracy primaries.

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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. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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