Chung Wan (constituency)

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Chung Wan
Former elected constituency
for the
Central & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population13,351 (2019)[1]
Electorate4,377 (2019)[2]
Former constituency
Created1982
Abolished2023
Number of membersOne

Chung Wan (Chinese: 中環) was one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, returned one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council. The constituency was established in 1982 and abolished in 2023.

The constituency loosely covers the Central District with the estimated population of 13,351.[3] "Chung Wan" is both the Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese name and an alternative English name for Central District.

Boundaries

The Chung Wan constituency covers most of

Cleverly Street and Ladder Street. The Sheung Wan, Central, Hong Kong and Admiralty stations of MTR
are within the boundaries of the Chung Wan constituency.

District Council constituencies bordering Chung Wan includes Mid Levels East, Peak, Sheung Wan and Tung Wah within the same district, as well as Tai Fat Hau of Wan Chai District.[4][5]

Councillors represented

1982–1985

Election Member Party
1982 Chow Wai-keung
Nonpartisan→People's Association

1985–1994

Election First Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1985
 Chow Wai-keung People's Association→HKAS Gerry Wai Ka-cheung HKAS
1986 by-election Yuen Bun-keung
ADPL
1988
ADPL→United Democrat
 HKAS→United Democrat
1991
 United Democrat→Democratic Vivian Chih Wan-wan LDF/Civic Association

1994–2023

Election Member Party %
1994 Yuen Bun-keung Democratic 64.90
1999 68.35
2003 69.50
2007 61.64
2011
Hui Chi-fung
 Democratic 51.49
2015 53.69
2019
Hui Chi-fung→Vacant[a]
Independent
 55.09

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Hui Chi-fung
 		1,618 55.09 +1.40
Independent
 Wong Chung-wai 1,319 44.91
Majority 299 10.18
Turnout 2,947 67.38
Democratic hold Swing N/A
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Hui Chi-fung
 		1,090 53.7 +2.2
Nonpartisan
 Vienna Lau Wai-yan 940 46.3
Majority 150 7.4 –0.8
Turnout 2,043 47.2
Democratic hold Swing N/A
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Hui Chi-fung
 		951 51.5 -10.1
Independent
 Wai Pui-shuen 800 43.3 N/A
People Power (Power Voters) So Ho 96 5.2 N/A
Majority 151 8.2 -14.5
Democratic hold Swing N/A

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,107 61.6 -7.9
DAB Lee Wai-keung 689 38.9 +7.9
Majority 418 22.7 -7.8
Democratic hold Swing -7.8
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,481 69.5 +1.2
DAB
 Lee Wai-keung 650 30.5 -1.2
Majority 831 39 +3.3
Democratic hold Swing +1.2

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,179 68.0 +3.5
DAB
 Li Man-kuen 546 31.5 N/A
Majority 633 36.5 +6.7
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,017 64.5
Independent
 Lilianna Au Yim-lung 550 34.9
Majority 467 29.6
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF (Civic) Vivian Chih Wan-wan 1,438 66.9
United Democrats Yuen Bun-keung 1,008 46.9
United Democrats Cheng Lai-king 9,55 44.4
LDF gain from United Democrats Swing
United Democrats hold Swing

1980s

Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL
 		Yuen Bun-keung 1,046 69.3
HKAS Gerry Wai Ka-cheung 1,002 66.4
PHKS Tse Wong Siu-yin 475 31.5
ADPL
hold 		Swing
HKAS hold Swing
Chung Wan By-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
 		Yuen Bun-keung Unopposed
Nonpartisan gain from People's Association
 Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Association Chow Wai-keung Unopposed
HKAS Gerry Wai Ka-cheung Unopposed
People's Association hold Swing
HKAS win (new seat)
Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
 		Chow Wai-keung 1,022 54.3
Nonpartisan
 Chan Kin-hing 499 26.5
Civic Chow Bing-wing 355 18.9
Nonpartisan
win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Unseated on 28 May 2021 after fleeing Hong Kong.

Citations

  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  4. ^ "District Council Electoral Boundaries – Central & Western District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ "District Council Electoral Boundaries – Wan Chai District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

References

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