Cheung Chau (constituency)
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Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲) is one of the 10 constituencies in the Islands District.
DistrictIslands
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population21,752 (2019)[1]
Electorate12,561 (2019)[2]
| Cheung Chau | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Islands District Council | |
Boundary of Cheung Chau in Islands District | |
| District | Islands |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 21,752 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 12,561 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member | vacant |
| Created from | Cheung Chau North, Cheung Chau South |
Merging Cheung Chau South and Cheung Chau North for the 2019 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Islands District Council, with an election every four years.
Cheung Chau covers the whole island of Cheung Chau. It has projected population of 20,712.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Leung Kwok-ho→vacant | Nonpartisan | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leung Kwok-ho | 5,142 | 61.40 | ||
| DAB | Mealoha Kwok Wai-man | 3,233 | 38.60 | ||
| Majority | 1,909 | 22.80 | |||
| Turnout | 8,424 | 67.10 | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||