Southorn (constituency)

Southorn
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council

Outline map

Boundary of Southorn in Wan Chai District
Region Wan Chai District
Electorate 4,910[1]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of members One
Member(s) Lee Pik-yee (Independent)

Southorn is one of the 11 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wan Chai District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Independent Lee Pik-yee.

Southorn constituency is loosely based on Southorn Playground, Spring Garden Lane, Lee Tung Street and Hopewell Centre area of Wan Chai, covering the section of the Hennessy Road, Johnston Road, Queen's Road East, Kennedy Road, Bowen Road, and Magazine Gap Road in Wan Chai with estimated population of 14,862.[2]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Peggy Lam Pei Independent
2003 King Mary Ann Pui Wai Civic Act-up
2007 Lee Pik-yee Independent

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Southorn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee 1,604 83.2 +23.6
Power for Democracy Chung Chor-kit 324 16.8
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Southorn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee 1,080 59.6
Civic Act-up Kellogg Ngai 577 31.8 -28.9
Independent Wong Kwok-hong 156 8.6
Independent gain from Civic Act-up Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Southorn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Act-up King Mary Ann Pui Wai 911 60.7
DAB Lau Pui-shan 590 39.3
Civic Act-up gain from Independent Swing

1990s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Southorn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peggy Lam Pei uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 1994: Southorn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peggy Lam Pei 1,297 67.4
Democratic Chan Miu-tak 511 26.6
Independent Ho Ka-cheung 102 5.3
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 23 April 2013.