Wah Kwai (constituency)
Appearance
Wah Kwai | |
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Elected constituency for the Southern District Council | |
District | Southern |
Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
Population | 13,684 (2019)[1] |
Electorate | 10,963 (2019)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1999 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Vacant |
Wah Kwai (Chinese: 華貴) is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years.
Wah Kwai constituency has an estimated population of 16,079.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1999 | Hung Tin-lei | Independent | |
2003 | Yeung Siu-pik | Democratic | |
2007 | Ada Mak Tse How-ling | DAB | |
2019 | Ben Poon Ping-hong→Vacant[a] | Democratic |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ben Poon Ping-hong | 4,540 | 59.34 | ||
DAB | Ada Mak Tse How-ling | 3,111 | 40.66 | ||
Majority | 1,492 | 18.68 | |||
Turnout | 7,677 | 70.05 | |||
Democratic gain from DAB | Swing |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 9 July 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.