Victoria Park (constituency)

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Victoria Park
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Victoria Parkin Wan Chai District
DistrictEastern
(1994–2015)
Wan Chai
(2015–present)
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population13,412 (2019)[1]
Electorate6,784 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

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.

Councillors represented

1982 to 1988

Election Member Party
1982 Wong Tin-cho
Nonpartisan
1985 Lai Siu-lam Reform Club

1988 to 1991

Election Member Party Member Party
1988 Man Sai-cheong HKAS
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
Nonpartisan

1991 to present

Election Member Party %
1991
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
Independent→Liberal
70.92
1994
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-choiVacant[a]
Independent
54.07

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Victoria Park
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
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Victoria Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Victoria Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
Uncontested
Nonpartisan
hold
Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Victoria Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
Uncontested
Nonpartisan
hold
Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Victoria Park[4]
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

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Victoria Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
1,383 69.0 -7.5
Nonpartisan
Kwan Kwok-kit 604 30.2
Nonpartisan
hold
Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Victoria Park[4]
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)
Eastern District Board Election, 1991: Causeway Way North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing
883 70.9
Independent
Lai Siu-lam 362 21.4
Independent
hold
Swing

1980s

Eastern District Board Election, 1988: Causeway Way North[4]
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)
Eastern District Board Election, 1985: Causeway Way North[4]
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
Independent
Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1982: Causeway Way North[4]
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

  1. ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021.

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.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011.
  4. ^ 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.