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Tung Wah (constituency)

Tung Wah
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Tung Wah in Central & Western District
DistrictCentral & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population12,904 (2019)[1]
Electorate5,729 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)(Vacant)
Created fromSheung Wan

Tung Wah is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was formerly held by Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan of the Democratic Party.

Tung Wah constituency is loosely based on the area around Tung Wah Hospital in Sheung Wan with estimated population of 12,904.[3]

Councillors represented

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Election Member Party %
1994 Wong Man-biu Democratic 70.04
1999 Frederick Ho Chun-ki Democratic 62.19
2003 75.06
2007 59.95
2011 Kathy Siu Ka-yi DAB 53.09
2015 57.98
2017 by-election Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan→Vacant[a] Democratic 52.67
2019 60.84

Election results

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2010s

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Election banners in the 2019 District Council elections.
Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan 2,403 60.84 +8.14
DAB Iris Cheung Ka-yan 1,547 39.16
Majority 856 21.68
Turnout 3,963 69.19
Democratic hold Swing
Tung Wah by-election, 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan 1,034 52.7 +5.3
Independent Ambrose Lui Kam-keung 909 46.3
Independent Olivia Lau Shu-yin 20 1.0
Majority 125 6.4 −9.6
Turnout 1,973 38.8 −6.2
Democratic gain from DAB Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Kathy Siu Ka-yi 1,352 58.0 +4.9
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki 980 42.0 +0.8
Majority 372 16.0 +4.1
Turnout 2,376 46.0
DAB hold Swing
Siu Ka-yi's election poster in the 2011 election.
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Kathy Siu Ka-yi 1,168 53.1 +13.1
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki 907 41.2 −18.8
People Power Lee Siu-cheong 125 5.7 N/A
Majority 261 11.9
DAB gain from Democratic Swing +16.0

2000s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki 1,033 60.0 −15.1
DAB Siu Ka-yi 690 40.0 +15.1
Majority 343 20.0 −30.2
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki 1,348 75.1 +10.3
DAB Lee Wing-fai 448 24.9 −10.3
Majority 900 50.2 +20.6
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frederick Ho Chun-ki 898 64.8 −5.2
DAB Cheng Chi-keung 546 35.2 +5.2
Majority 352 29.6 −11.4
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Tung Wah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wong Man-biu 1,314 70.0 N/A
DAB Kwan Hin-wah 562 30.0 N/A
Majority 752 40.0
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021 over new oath-taking law.

Citations

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  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). Register.
  3. ^ "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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