Centre Street (constituency)

Centre Street
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council

Outline map

Boundary of Centre Street in Central & Western District
Region Central & Western District
Electorate 6,966[1]
Current constituency
Created 1999
Number of members One
Member(s) Sidney Lee Chi-hang (Independent)

Centre Street is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Independent Sidney Lee.

Centre Street constituency is loosely based on the area around Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun with estimated population of 16,064.[2]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1999 Henry Leung Yiu-cho Democratic
2006 by-election Sidney Lee Chi-hang Independent

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Centre Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sidney Lee Chi-hang 1,739 59.2 -5.8
Land Justice League Wong Ho-yin 1,199 40.8 N/A
Majority 540 18.4 -11.6
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Centre Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sidney Lee Chi-hang 2,013 65.0 +15.3
Independent Victor Lee Kwok-chuen 1,085 35.0 N/A
Majority 928 30.0
Independent hold Swing
Centre Street by-election 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (FTU) Sidney Lee Chi-hang 1,128 49.7
Democratic Nelson Wong Kin-shing 907 41.6 -14.4
Independent Louis Leung Wing-on 198 8.7 N/A
Majority 221 8.1
Independent gain from Democratic Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Centre Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Leung Yiu-cho 1,693 66.0 +7.0
DAB Lau Yeung-fun 750 29.2 -11.8
Independent So Lai-yung 124 24.8
Majority 943 36.8 +18.8
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Centre Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Leung Yiu-cho 1,063 59.0 N/A
DAB Tong Wai-yuen 739 41.0 N/A
Majority 324 18.0 (new)

Citations

  1. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

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