Whampoa East (constituency)
Whampoa East is one of the 22 constituencies of the Kowloon City District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The boundary is loosely based on the eastern area of Whampoa Garden.
| Whampoa East | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Kowloon City District Council | |
 Boundary of Whampoa East in Kowloon City District | |
| District | Kowloon City |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon Central |
| Population | 17,582 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 10,345 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Whampoa |
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Wong Chi-keung | LDF | 51.60 | |
| 1999 | Chan Ka-wai | Democratic | 47.18 | |
| 2003 | 60.62 | |||
| 2007 | Priscilla Leung Mei-fun | Nonpartisan | 58.15 | |
| 2011 | Nonpartisan→BPA/KWND | 54.27 | ||
| 2015 | BPA/KWND | 47.07 | ||
| 2019 | Kwan Ka-lun→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | Nonpartisan | 57.66 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kwan Ka-lun | 4,595 | 57.66 | ||
| BPA | Lee Chiu-yu | 3,374 | 42.34 | −4.76 | |
| Majority | 1,221 | 15.32 | |||
| Turnout | 7,994 | 77.29 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from BPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWND (BPA) | Leung Mei-fun | 2,345 | 47.1 | –7.2 | |
| Youngspiration | Yau Wai-ching | 2,041 | 41.0 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Law Shek-ming | 596 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 304 | 6.1 | –11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 5,031 | 55.2 | |||
| KWND hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan (KWND) | Leung Mei-fun | 2,236 | 54.3 | -3.9 | |
| Democratic | Wong Pik-wan | 1,513 | 36.7 | -5.1 | |
| People Power (Power Voters) | Jeff Au Yeung Ying-kit | 371 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | 723 | 17.6 | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leung Mei-fun | 1,726 | 58.2 | ||
| Democratic | Chan Ka-wai | 1,242 | 41.8 | ||
| Nonpartisan gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chan Ka-wai | 1,847 | 60.6 | +13.8 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cheung Yan-hong | 1,200 | 39.4 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chan Ka-wai | 1,063 | 46.8 | -1.2 | |
| DAB | Tsui Hung-ying | 908 | 39.9 | ||
| Liberal | Law Siu-hung | 282 | 12.4 | ||
| Democratic gain from HKPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Wong Chi-keung | 1,051 | 51.1 | ||
| Democratic | Tse Kwong-wang | 986 | 48.0 | ||
| LDF win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Resigned on 7 July 2021.
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). Registration and Electoral Office.
- 李彭廣. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部.
References
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
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