2003 Wan Chai District Council election

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2003 Wan Chai District Council election
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  1999 23 November 2003 2007  

11 (of the 14) seats to Wan Chai District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout35.5%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Civic Act-up Democratic DAB
Last electionNew party2 seats, 28.2%3 seats, 33.4%
Seats before023
Seats won321
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg2
Popular vote5,1702,6566,679
Percentage26.1%13.4%33.8%
SwingSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg14.8%Increase2.svg0.4%

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Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2003 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 23 November 2003 to elect all 11 elected members to the 14-member District Council. [1]

Contents

Overall election results

Before election:

38
Pro-demPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

74
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
Wan Chai District Council election result 2003
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  DAB 102–29.133.86,679+0.4
  Civic Act-up 330+327.326.15,170
  Independent 413−236.420.24,002
  Democratic 200018.213.42,656–14.8
  Wan Chai Community Union 110+19.16.01,189
  Rights Party 000000.479

Results by constituency

Broadwood

Broadwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ada Wong Ying-kayuncontested
Independent hold Swing

Canal Road

Canal Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan candidate Lee Kai-hung1,11754.0
DAB Suen Kai-cheong95246.0
Majority1658.0N/A
Nonpartisan gain from DAB Swing N/A

Causeway Bay

Causeway Bay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Tse Wing-ling 1,19055.0
DAB Kenny Lee Kwun-yee97445.0
Democratic hold Swing

Happy Valley

Happy Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan candidate Stephen Ng Kam-chun1,23655.5–27.1
Civic Act-up Jo Lee Wai-yee99144.5
Majority24511.0–54.8
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A

Hennessy

Hennessy [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Act-up Cheng Ki-kin1,06460.4
DAB Lee Yuen-kwong69939.6-
Civic Act-up gain from CRA Swing

Jardine's Lookout

Jardine's Lookout
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Act-up Steve Chan Yiu-fai1,21966.6
Nonpartisan candidate Pong Ho-wing61133.4
Majority60833.2
Civic Act-up gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Oi Kwan

Oi Kwan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Anna Tang King-yung1,24854.0
Civic Act-up Ho Wing-yin98542.6
Rights PartyImran Rabbi793.4
Majority26311.4N/A
DAB hold Swing N/A

Southorn

Southorn [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Act-up King Mary Ann Pui Wai91160.7
DAB Lau Pui-shan59039.3
Civic Act-up gain from Independent Swing

Stubbs Road

Stubbs Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan candidate Wong Wang-tai77669.66
DAB Cheung Kwok-kwan 33830.34
Majority43839.32N/A
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing N/A

Tai Fat Hau

Tai Fat Hau
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WCCU Lo Kin-ming1,18953.2
DAB Lo Tin-sown1,04846.8–22.9
Majority1416.4N/A
Nonpartisan gain from DAB Swing N/A

Tai Hang

Tai Hang [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai1,46663.9+12.1
DAB Yuen Chun-chuen83036.1-11.2
Democratic hold Swing

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 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.