2007 Wan Chai District Council election

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2007 Wan Chai District Council election
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  2003 18 November 2007 2011  

11 (of the 14) seats to Wan Chai District Council
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.7%
 First partySecond party
 
Party DAB LSD
Last election1 seat, 33.8%New party
Seats before10
Seats won21
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote3,501604
Percentage17.9%3.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg15.9%N/A

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Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2007 Wan Chai District Council election was held on 18 November 2007 to elect all 11 elected members to the 14-member District Council. [1]

Contents

Overall election results

Before election:

74
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing

Change in composition:

47
Pro-democracyPro-Beijing
Wan Chai District Council election result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 843+162.658.011,332
  DAB 210+118.217.93,501−15.9
  Civic 000006.61,287
  Civic Act-up 002−205.1991
  Democratic 001−104.8947−7.6
  Liberal 000004.5871
  LSD 111+19.13.1604

Results by constituency

Broadwood

Broadwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LSD Michael Mak Kwok-fung 60447.0
Independent Wong Sui-wah44234.4
Independent Leung Chi-pui23818.5
Majority16212.6
LSD gain from Civic Act-up Swing

Canal Road

Canal Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Lee Kai-hung1,03953.9
DAB Jacqueline Chung Ka-man88846.1
Majority1517.8
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A

Causeway Bay

Causeway Bay [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Yolanda Ng Yuen-ting83454.1
Independent John Tse Wing-ling 70945.9-9.1
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Happy Valley

Happy Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Stephen Ng Kam-chun1,30964.5+9.0
Civic Anthony Lam Yue-yeung62035.5
Majority68929.0+18.0
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A

Hennessy

Hennessy [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin1,46377.7+17.4
Liberal Eddie Suen Wai-hon26414.0
Nonpartisan Andrew Wong Fai-hung1558.2
Independent hold Swing

Jardine's Lookout

Jardine's Lookout
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan David Lai75555.4
Liberal Alice Tso Shing-yuk60744.6
Majority14810.8–22.4
Nonpartisan gain from Civic Act-up Swing

Oi Kwan

Oi Kwan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Anna Tang King-yung1,39175.4+21.4
Nonpartisan Leung Yuk-yin45424.6
Majority93750.8+39.4
DAB hold Swing N/A

Southorn

Southorn [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee1,08059.6
Civic Act-up Kellogg Ngai57731.8-28.9
Independent Wong Kwok-hong1568.6
Independent gain from Civic Act-up Swing

Stubbs Road

Stubbs Road
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Wong Wang-tai69655.1–14.6
Civic Paulus Johannes Zimmerman 56744.9
Majority5441.3–38.0
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A

Tai Fat Hau

Tai Fat Hau
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Kenny Lee Kwun-yee1,22247.4+0.6
Nonpartisan Lo Kin-ming94336.6–16.6
Civic Act-up Ivy Chan Siu-ping41416.1
Majority27920.5+14.1
DAB gain from Nonpartisan Swing

Tai Hang

Tai Hang [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Wong Chor-fung1,05952.8
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai94747.2-16.7
Independent gain from Democratic Swing

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References

  1. "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission. Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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