Victoria Park, formerly called Causeway Bay North, is one of the 13 constituencies of the Wan Chai District Council of Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in Hong Kong district board elections, 1994. The constituency boundary is loosely based on the residential area east of the Victoria Park with estimated population of 13,412.[3] Prior to the District Council election in 2015, it was a constituency of the Eastern District Council.
| Victoria Park | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Wan Chai District Council | |
 Boundary of Victoria Park in Wan Chai District | |
| District | Eastern (1994–2015) Wan Chai (2015–present) |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island East |
| Population | 13,412 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 6,784 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Councillors represented
edit1982 to 1988
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Wong Tin-cho | Nonpartisan | |
| 1985 | Lai Siu-lam | Reform Club | |
1988 to 1991
edit| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Man Sai-cheong | HKAS | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | Nonpartisan | ||
1991 to present
edit| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | Independent→Liberal | 70.92 | |
| 1994 | Liberal→Independent | 78.13 | ||
| 1999 | Independent | 69.60 | ||
| 2003 | 72.51 | |||
| 2007 | N/A | |||
| 2011 | Independent→DAB | N/A | ||
| 2015 | DAB | N/A | ||
| 2019 | Li Wing-choi→Vacant[a] | VSA→Independent | 54.07 | |
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PfD (VSA) | Li Wing-choi | 2,502 | 54.07 | ||
| DAB | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 2,125 | 45.93 | ||
| Majority | 377 | 8.14 | |||
| Turnout | 4,639 | 68.39 | |||
| PfD gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | Uncontested | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | Uncontested | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 1,788 | 72.5 | +3.5 | |
| DAB | Wong Chi-chung | 678 | 27.5 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 1,383 | 69.0 | −7.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kwan Kwok-kit | 604 | 30.2 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 1,429 | 76.5 | +5.6 | |
| DAB | Yuen Chun-chuen | 400 | 21.4 | ||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 883 | 70.9 | ||
| Independent | Lai Siu-lam | 362 | 21.4 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1980s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKAS | Man Sai-cheong | 2,061 | 51.6 | ||
| Independent | Jennifer Chow Kit-bing | 927 | 23.2 | ||
| Reform | Lai Siu-lam | 671 | 16.8 | −30.1 | |
| Independent | Ho Yu-chi | 334 | 8.4 | ||
| HKAS gain from Reform | Swing | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Lai Siu-lam | 1,256 | 46.9 | +16.2 | |
| Independent | Wong Tin-cho | 1,170 | 43.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Poon Kam-tim | 253 | 9.4 | −5.3 | |
| Reform gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wong Tin-cho | 810 | 41.0 | ||
| Reform | Lai Siu-lam | 607 | 30.7 | ||
| Independent | Poon Kam-tim | 290 | 14.7 | ||
| Independent | So Siu-sun | 270 | 13.7 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021.
References
edit- ^ "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). Registration and Electoral Office.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 李彭廣 (2004). "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 3 April 2013.