Kwun Lung (constituency)
Kwun Lung is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District.
| Kwun Lung | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Kwun Lung in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 15,273 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,989 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Kennedy Town & Mount Davis |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was held by Fergus Leung Fong-wai of the Localist.
Kwun Lung constituency is loosely based on the area around Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town with estimated population of 15,273.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | 52.26 | |
| 1999 | 57.63 | |||
| 2003 | Cyd Ho Sau-lan | Frontier/Civic Act-up | 50.87 | |
| 2007 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | 85.00 | |
| 2011 | 73.67 | |||
| 2015 | Yeung Hoi-wing | DAB | 61.35 | |
| 2019 | Fergus Leung Fong-wai→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | Independent | 50.69 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Fergus Leung Fong-wai | 3,195 | 50.69 | ||
| DAB | Yeung Hoi-wing | 2,970 | 47.12 | −14.28 | |
| VSA | Chow Sai-kit | 138 | 2.19 | ||
| Majority | 225 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 6,316 | 70.29 | |||
| Independent gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Yeung Hoi-wing | 2,491 | 61.4 | –12.3 | |
| Youngspiration | Sixtus Leung Chung-hang | 1,569 | 38.6 | ||
| Majority | 922 | 22.8 | –24.6 | ||
| Turnout | 4,110 | 50.1 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
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Ip Kwok-him's election poster in the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 2,723 | 73.7 | -10.3 | |
| LSD | Leung Kwok-hung | 973 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,750 | 47.4 | -28.1 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 2,702 | 85.0 | +35.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ho Loy | 315 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jacky Leong Kim-kam | 162 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,387 | 75.1 | +73.3 | ||
| DAB gain from Frontier | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier (Civic Act-up) | Cyd Ho Sau-lan | 1,869 | 50.9 | N/A | |
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 1,805 | 49.1 | -8.5 | |
| Majority | 64 | 0.8 | -14.4 | ||
| Frontier gain from DAB | Swing | 25.1 | |||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 1,552 | 57.6 | +4.8 | |
| Democratic | Rosa Mok Pui-han | 1,141 | 42.4 | -4.8 | |
| Majority | 411 | 15.2 | +10.1 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 2,011 | 51.9 | ||
| Democratic | Nicky Wong Shui-lai | 1,837 | 47.7 | ||
| Majority | 174 | 4.2 | |||
| DAB win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Resigned on 30 April 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
Citations
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Register.
- "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
References
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