Tung Wah (constituency)

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Tung Wah
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
TungWahConstituency.svg
Boundary of Tung Wah in Central & Western District
District Central & Western
Legislative Council constituency Hong Kong Island West
Population12,904 (2019) [1]
Electorate5,729 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)(Vacant)
Created from Sheung Wan

Tung Wah is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of 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. The seat was formerly held by Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan of the Democratic Party.

Tung Wah constituency is loosely based on the area around Tung Wah Hospital in Sheung Wan with estimated population of 12,904. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Wong Man-biu Democratic 70.04
1999 Frederick Ho Chun-ki Democratic 62.19
2003 75.06
2007 59.95
2011 Kathy Siu Ka-yi DAB 53.09
2015 57.98
2017 by-election Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic 52.67
2019 60.84

Election results

2010s

Election banners in the 2019 District Council elections. HK Shang Huan Sheung Wan He Li Huo Dao Hollywood Road banners candidates of District Election November 2019 IX2 01.jpg
Election banners in the 2019 District Council elections.
Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan 2,40360.84+8.14
DAB Iris Cheung Ka-yan1,54739.16
Majority85621.68
Turnout 3,96369.19
Democratic hold Swing
Tung Wah by-election, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan 1,03452.7+5.3
Independent Ambrose Lui Kam-keung90946.3
Independent Olivia Lau Shu-yin201.0
Majority1256.4−9.6
Turnout 1,97338.8−6.2
Democratic gain from DAB Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Kathy Siu Ka-yi1,35258.0+4.9
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki98042.0+0.8
Majority37216.0+4.1
Turnout 2,37646.0
DAB hold Swing
Siu Ka-yi's election poster in the 2011 election. HK Central Bei Li Jie 69 Peel Street shop Ying Bang Da Sha Ying Pont Building poster DAB Xiao Jia Yi Siu Ka Yi Sept-2011.jpg
Siu Ka-yi's election poster in the 2011 election.
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Kathy Siu Ka-yi1,16853.1+13.1
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki90741.2-18.8
People Power Lee Siu-cheong1255.7N/A
Majority26111.9
DAB gain from Democratic Swing +16.0

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki1,03360.0-15.1
DAB Siu Ka-yi69040.0+15.1
Majority34320.0-30.2
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki1,34875.1+10.3
DAB Lee Wing-fai44824.9-10.3
Majority90050.2+20.6
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki89864.8-5.2
DAB Cheng Chi-keung54635.2+5.2
Majority35229.6-11.4
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Tung Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Wong Man-biu1,31470.0N/A
DAB Kwan Hin-wah56230.0N/A
Majority75240.0
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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