Belcher (constituency)
| Belcher | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Democratic) | |
| Created from | Kennedy Town East Sai Ying Pun West |
Belcher 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.
Belcher constituency is loosely based on the area around The Belcher's in Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 20,077.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1994
|
Hung Wing-tat | Democratic | N/A | |
1999
|
Wong Chit-man | DAB | 52.17 | |
2003
|
Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
Democratic | 45.31 | |
2007
|
52.73 | |||
2011
|
Malcolm Lam Wai-wing | Independent
|
47.96 | |
2015
|
David Yip Wing-shing | Independent
|
50.73 | |
| 2019 | Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
Democratic | 52.66 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
4,002 | 52.66 | ||
| Independent | David Yip Wing-shing | 3,521 | 46.34 | −4.37 | |
Nonpartisan
|
Fung King-yin | 76 | 1.00 | ||
| Majority | 479 | 6.32 | |||
| Turnout | 7,617 | 73.81 | |||
Democratic gain from Independent
|
Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan
|
David Yip Wing-shing | 2,397 | 50.7 | ||
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
2,328 | 49.3 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 69 | 1.4 | –3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,786 | 49.4 | |||
Independent
|
Swing | ||||
Victor Yeung Sui-yin
's election poster in the 2011 election.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Malcolm Lam Wai-wing | 1,968 | 48.0 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
1,935 | 47.1 | -5.6 | |
| People Power | William Wong Ka-lok | 201 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 33 | 0.9 | |||
Independent gain from Democratic
|
Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
2,135 | 52.7 | +7.4 | |
| DAB | Wong Wang-hong | 1,835 | 45.3 | +12.3 | |
Independent
|
Peter Fong Siu-wah | 79 | 2.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 300 | 7.4 | -2.9 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin
|
1,937 | 45.3 | ||
| DAB | Wong Chit-man | 1,497 | 35.0 | -17.2 | |
Independent
|
Lam Kee-shing | 841 | 19.7 | -28.1 | |
| Majority | 440 | 10.3 | +5.9 | ||
| Democratic gain from DAB | Swing | +5.2 | |||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Chit-man | 1,262 | 52.2 | N/A | |
| Democratic | Lam Kee-shing | 1,157 | 47.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 105 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
Hung Wing-tat | uncontested | |||
Democratic win (new seat)
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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.