Fortress Hill (constituency)

Fortress Hill (Chinese: 炮台山) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District.

Fortress Hill
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Fortress Hill in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population15,987 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,127 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. Fortress Hill has estimated population of 15,987.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Lam Cheuk-pan Independent 70.49
1999 Frankie Lo Wing-kwan Independent 45.33
2003 50.05
2007 58.48
2011 N/A
2015 N/A
2019 Jason Chan Ka-yau→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] Independent 57.72

Election results

2010s
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Fortress Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Jason Chan Ka-yau 3,596 57.72
Nonpartisan Frankie Lo Wing-kwan 2,634 42.28
Majority 962 15.44
Turnout 6,255 68.55
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Fortress Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frankie Lo Wing-kwan Unopposed
Independent hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Fortress Hill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frankie Lo Wing-kwan Unopposed
Independent hold Swing

2000s
Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Fortress Hill[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frankie Lo Wing-kwan 1,698 58.48 +8.43
Civic Lui Shuk-sui 1,199 37.12 +4.40
Majority 499 21.36
Independent hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Fortress Hill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frankie Lo Wing-kwan 1,385 50.05 +5.38
Independent Lui Shuk-sui 1,027 37.12
Independent Li Kin-leung 230 8.31
Independent Choi Wing-chung 125 4.52
Independent hold Swing

1990s
Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Fortress Hill[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frankie Lo Wing-kwan 897 45.33
Independent Wong Kwai-lam 745 37.65
CLDP Shing Wai-pong 337 17.03
Majority 152 7.68
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Fortress Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Cheuk-pan 1,168 70.49
LDF Cheung Kwok-pan 289 17.44
Liberal Ho Wai-ming 200 12.07
Majority 879 53.05
Independent win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Resigned on 31 May 2021 over new oath-taking law.

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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