Nam Fung (constituency)

Nam Fung (Chinese: 南豐) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

Nam Fung
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Nam Fung in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population13,692 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,833 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromKornhill
Quarry Bay South

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. It was created in the 1994 election and current held by Cheung Kwok-cheong, member of the Democratic Party.

Nam Fung constituency is loosely based on Nam Fung Sun Chuen and Mount Parker Lodge in Sai Wan Ho with estimated population of 13,692.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Shea Hing-wan Independent 50.84
1999 Leung Suk-ching Democratic 44.57
2003 69.60
2007 57.08
2011 52.15
2014 by-election Cheung Kwok-cheong→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] Democratic 61.47
2015 73.20
2019 65.48

Election results

2010s
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Nam Fung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cheung Kwok-cheong 4,315 65.48 −7.72
BPA Ricky Wong Sze-chin 2,275 34.52
Majority 2,040 30.96
Turnout 6,617 74.92
Democratic hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Nam Fung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cheung Kwok-cheong 3,343 73.2 +11.7
Nonpartisan Yang Mo 1,182 25.9
Nonpartisan Li Chak-sum 42 0.8
Majority 2,161 47.3 +24.3
Turnout 4.612 55.5 +6.0
Democratic hold Swing
Nam Fung by-election, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cheung Kwok-cheong 2,383 61.5 +9.3
DAB Lee Ching-har 1,494 38.5
Majority 889 23.0
Turnout 3,915 49.5
Democratic hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Nam Fung[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 1,841 52.2 -4.9
Independent Ng Lai-ching 1,515 42.9
LSD Fok Wing-yi 174 4.9
Democratic hold Swing

2000s
Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Nam Fung[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 1,874 57.1 -12.5
DAB Peter Wong Kit-hin 1,409 42.9 +12.5
Democratic hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Nam Fung[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 2,672 69.6 +25.2
DAB Hung Lin-cham 1,167 30.4 -3.6
Democratic hold Swing

1990s
Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Nam Fung[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 1,404 44.4
DAB Sze Tin-chee 1,075 34.0
Independent Kwan Lok-ping 671 21.2
Democratic gain from Independent Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Nam Fung[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shea Hing-wan 971 50.3
Independent Law Wing-kwan 939 48.7
Independent win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Resigned on 15 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. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. "2014 Eastern District Council Nam Fung Result". Electoral Affairs Commission.
  5. 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.
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