Fort Street (constituency)

Coordinates: 22°17′24″N 114°11′53″E / 22.290°N 114.198°E / 22.290; 114.198
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Fort Street
Elected constituency
for the
Eastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population16,157 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,376 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromNorth Point North
North Point South

Fort Street is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years.

Fort Street constituency is loosely based on the area of Fort Street in North Point with estimated population of 16,157.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party %
1994 Chu Hon-wah
DAB
 59.30
1999 N/A
2003 Choi Sai-chuen Independent 50.03
2005 by-election Hung Lin-cham
DAB
 56.80
2007 N/A
2011 N/A
2015 N/A
2019 Karrine Fu Kai-lam→Vacant[a] Independent 50.61

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Fort Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
 		Karrine Fu Kai-lam 2,464 50.61
DAB
 Hung Lin-cham 2,405 49.39
Majority 59 1.22
Turnout 4,874 66.09
DAB
 Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Fort Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
 		Hung Lin-cham Unopposed
DAB
hold 		Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
 		Hung Lin-cham Unopposed
DAB
hold 		Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
 		Hung Lin-cham Unopposed
DAB
hold 		Swing
Tsui Wan by-election 2005[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
 		Hung Lin-cham 1,173 56.80 +6.83
Democratic
 Chris Wong Shing-fai 783 37.92
Civic Barry Chin Chi-yung 109 5.28
Majority 39 4.08
Nonpartisan
 Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
 		Choi Sai-chuen 944 50.03
DAB
 Chu Hon-wah 943 49.97 −2.07
Majority 1 0.06
DAB
 Swing

1990s

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
 		Chu Hon-wah Unopposed
DAB
hold 		Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
 		Chu Hon-wah 835 59.30
Liberal
 So Yau-hang 573 40.70
Majority 724 18.60
DAB
win (new seat)

Notes

  1. new oath-taking law
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References

  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). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Li, Pang-kwong. "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 24 March 2013.

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