Kornhill (constituency)

Kornhill (Chinese: 康怡) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District.

Kornhill
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Kornhill in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population14,528 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,933 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Bonnie Leung Wing-man of the Civic Party.

Kornhill constituency is loosely based on Kornhill in Quarry Bay with estimated population of 14,528.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty%
1991 Philip Mak Shun-pong Independent 64.86
1994 53.61
1999 89.20
2003 63.75
2007 Chan Kai-yuen Civic 57.95
2011 52.14
2015 Bonnie Leung Wing-man Civic 50.63
2019 Derek Ngai Chi-ho→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] Civic 59.12

Election results

2010s
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Kornhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Derek Ngai Chi-ho 4,127 59.12 +9.06
NPP Nathan Chau Cheuk-yin 2,854 40.88 −7.92
Majority 1,273 18.24
Turnout 7,009 78.47
Civic hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kornhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Bonnie Leung Wing-man 2,535 50.6 –1.5
NPP Hung Lung-chuen 2,443 48.8
Nonpartisan Wong Po-yi 29 0.6
Majority 92 1.8 –2.4
Turnout 5,044 61.3
Civic hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Kornhill [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Chan Kai-yuen 2,050 52.1 –5.8
Nonpartisan Wong King 1,882 47.9
Majority 168 4.2 –11.6
Civic hold Swing

2000s
Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Kornhill [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Chan Kai-yuen 1,998 57.9
Nonpartisan Philip Mak Shun-pong 1,450 42.1 –21.7
Majority 548 15.8 –11.8
Civic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Kornhill [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Mak Shun-pong 1,743 63.8 –24.6
Nonpartisan Shea Hing-wan 991 36.2
Majority 752 27.6 –50.1
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s
Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Kornhill [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Mak Shun-pong 1,940 88.4 +35.2
Nonpartisan David Chiu Che-hon 235 10.7
Majority 1,750 77.7 +70.6
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Kornhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Mak Shun-pong 1,322 53.2 –11.5
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 1,144 46.1
Majority 178 7.1 –34.2
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1991: Kornhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Philip Mak Shun-pong 1,862 64.7
LDF Lam Kwok-kwong 673 23.4
HKDF Yeung Po-sun 336 11.7
Majority 1,189 41.3
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Resigned on 9 July 2021.

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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