Wah Fu North (constituency)

Wah Fu North, formerly called Wah Fu II is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong.

Wah Fu North
Elected constituency
for the Southern District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Wah Fu North in Southern District
DistrictSouthern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population14,074 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,142 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Yim Chun-ho of the Democratic Party.

The Wah Fu North constituency is loosely based on northeastern part of the Wah Fu Estate in Pokfulam with estimated population of 14,386.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
1994 Huang Chen-ya Democratic
2003 Henry Chai Man-hon Democratic
2019 Philip Yim Chun-ho→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] Democratic

Election results

2010s
Southern District Council Election, 2019: Wah Fu North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Philip Yim Chun-ho 3,751 61.32 +8.32
DAB Cheung Wai-nam 2,366 38.68 −7.22
Majority 1,385 22.64
Turnout 6,133 67.13
Democratic hold Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2015: Wah Fu North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Chai Man-hon 2,408 53.0 –2.2
DAB Sunny Wong Choi-lap 2,089 45.9 +1.1
Nonpartisan Wun Kei-yan 29 0.6
Independent Law Yuet-wah 21 0.5
Majority 319 10.4 -29.8
Turnout 4,569 53.1
Democratic hold Swing –1.7
Southern District Council Election, 2011: Wah Fu II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Chai Man-hon 2,234 55.2 -14.9
DAB Sunny Wong Choi-lap 1,811 44.8 N/A
Majority 423 10.4 -29.8
Democratic hold Swing

2000s
Southern District Council Election, 2007: Wah Fu II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Chai Man-hon 2,450 70.1 +12.4
Independent Marina Tsang Tze-kwan 1,046 29.9 N/A
Majority 1,404 40.2 +24.8
Democratic hold Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2003: Wah Fu II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Chai Man-hon 2,112 57.7 -4.0
DAB Mak Chi-yan 1,550 42.3 +4.0
Majority 562 15.4 -8.0
Democratic hold Swing

1990s
Southern District Council Election, 1999: Wah Fu II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Huang Chen-ya 1,618 61.7 +0.1
DAB Mak Chi-yan 1,003 38.3 +11.8
Majority 615 23.4 -11.7
Democratic hold Swing
Southern District Board Election, 1994: Wah Fu II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Huang Chen-ya 1,915 61.6
DAB Wu Shu-cherk 824 26.5
Independent Kwong Shek-keung 371 11.9
Majority 1,091 35.1 (new)
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Resigned on 9 July 2021.

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). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

References

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