Sheung Wan (constituency)

Sheung Wan
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council

Outline map

Boundary of Sheung Wan in Central & Western District
Region Central & Western District
Electorate 7,358[1]
Current constituency
Created 1982
Number of members One
Member(s) Kam Nai Wai (Democratic)

Sheung Wan is one of the 15 constituencies of the Hong Kong Central & Western District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. Since 1994, it has been held by Kam Nai-wai of the Democratic Party, a lawmaker between 2008 and 2012.

The constituency is loosely based on the Sheung Wan area with estimated population of 18,726.[2]

Councillors represented

1982—85

ElectionMemberParty
1982 Siu Man-ying Nonpartisan

1985–94

ElectionFirst Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1985 Anthony Ng Shun-man Observers Alexander Chang Yau-hung Nonpartisan
1985 HKAS PHKS/Civic Association
1990 United Democrat LDF/Civic Association
1994 Democratic

1994 to present

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Kam Nai-wai Democratic

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,450 55.1 -14.2
Independent Chan Yin-ho 910 34.6 N/A
People Power Yim Tat-ming 270 10.3 N/A
Majority 540 20.5 -18.1
Democratic hold Swing N/A

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,783 69.3 -1.4
DAB Leung Yuen-yee 791 30.7 +1.4
Majority 992 38.6 -2.8
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,756 70.7 +2.6
DAB Chiu Wah-kuen 729 29.3 -2.6
Majority 1,027 41.4 +5.2
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,468 68.1 -2.7
DAB Yuen Chiu-hing 688 31.9 +2.7
Majority 780 36.2 -5.4
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,486 70.8 +18.1
DAB Wong Chit-man 612 29.2 N/A
Majority 574 41.6
Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democrats Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,431 60.8 -1.0
LDF Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,250 53.1 +10.5
United Democrats Kam Nai-wai 1,240 52.7
United Democrats hold Swing
LDF hold Swing

1980s

Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKAS Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,329 61.8 -3.8
PHKS Alexander Chang Yau-hung 916 42.6 -8.6
Nonpartisan Chan Hok-man 850 39.5
HKAS hold Swing
PHKS hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,522 65.6 +20.3
Nonpartisan Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,187 51.2
Nonpartisan Tsui Mei-lam 1,086 46.8
Observers gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Siu Man-ying 1,455 54.2
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,216 45.3
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Citations

  1. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

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