Water Street (constituency)
Water Street is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years.
| Water Street | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Water Street in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 14,983 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,408 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Kennedy Town East Sai Ying Pun West |
The constituency loosely covers the area around the Water Street in Sai Ying Pun with estimated population of 14,983.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lee Kam-hang | Democratic | 45.98 | |
| 1999 | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 123DA→Independent | 52.72 | |
| 2003 | Independent | 51.41 | ||
| 2007 | Wong Kin-shing | Democratic | 58.04 | |
| 2011 | 44.55 | |||
| 2015 | Yeung Hok-ming | DAB | 53.70 | |
| 2019 | Ho Chi-wang→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | VSA→Independent | 59.62 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Louis Ho Chi-wang | 3,093 | 59.62 | ||
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 2,095 | 40.38 | −13.12 | |
| Majority | 998 | 19.24 | |||
| Turnout | 5,215 | 70.40 | |||
| Ind. democrat gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 1,878 | 53.7 | +13.1 | |
| Democratic | Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan | 1,619 | 46.3 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 259 | 7.4 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,559 | 49.2 | |||
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,353 | 44.3 | -13.7 | |
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 1,241 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 443 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 112 | 3.7 | -19.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,407 | 58.0 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Yam Chi-ming | 777 | 32.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Huang Han | 240 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 418 | 22.7 | N/A | ||
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 1,327 | 51.4 | -1.3 | |
| Frontier | Robin Wan Joe-yiu | 1,254 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 2.8 | -2.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123DA | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 1,096 | 52.7 | +16.7 | |
| Democratic | Robin Wan Joe-yiu | 983 | 47.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 113 | 5.4 | |||
| 123DA gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Kam-hang | 996 | 46.0 | ||
| 123DA | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 779 | 36.0 | ||
| DAB | Chung Yam-cheung | 391 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 10.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Resigned on 26 May 2021 over new oath-taking 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 24 March 2011.
References
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982–1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.
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