Tai Koo Shing West (constituency)

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Tai Koo Shing West
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council
TaiKooShingWestConstituency.svg
Boundary of Tai Koo Shing West in Eastern District
District Eastern
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island East
Population17,716 (2019) [1]
Electorate9,464 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created from Taikoo Shing

Tai Koo Shing West is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Andrew Chiu Ka-yin of the Democratic Party.

Tai Koo Shing West constituency is loosely based on western part of Taikoo Shing with estimated population of 17,716. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Giuseppe Salaroli Democratic Foundation→Independent 53.25
1999 Independent N/A
2003 75.45
2007 Andrew Chiu Ka-yin→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic 43.10
2011 62.91
2015 72.61
2019 62.87

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Tai Koo Shing West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PfD (Democratic) Andrew Chiu Ka-yin 4,39062.87−9.73
BPA Kacee Ting Wong2,59337.13
Majority1,79725.74
Turnout 7,02674.25
PfD hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Tai Koo Shing West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andrew Chiu Ka-yin 3,36272.6+9.7
Nonpartisan Tony Ng Chi-lung1,26827.4
Majority2,04945.2+19.4
Turnout 4,68753.2
Democratic hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Tai Koo Shing West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andrew Chiu Ka-yin 2,52962.9+19.8
NPP William Ang Kai-teng1,49137.1
Majority1,03825.8+16.7
Democratic hold Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Tai Koo Shing West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andrew Chiu Ka-yin 1,16543.1
Nonpartisan Giuseppe Salaroli 92034.0–41.4
DAB Gary Chao Yuk-ming61822.9
Majority2459.1–41.7
Democratic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Tai Koo Shing West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Giuseppe Salaroli 2,14575.4
Nonpartisan Elsie Pau Kwok-kit69824.6
Majority2,13850.8
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Tai Koo Shing West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Giuseppe Salaroli uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Tai Koo Shing West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
HKDF Giuseppe Salaroli 1,00952.5
PCPHP Cecilia Liang Sun-yin88646.1
Majority1236.4
HKDF win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned on 9 July 2021 after being arrested under national security law.

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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.
  4. ↑ "Election Results - Eastern". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Election Results - Eastern". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
  7. ↑ "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
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