Water Street (constituency)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DistrictCentral & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population14,983 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,408 (2019)[2]
| Water Street | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Water Street in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 14,983 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,408 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member | Vacant |
| Created from | Kennedy Town East Sai Ying Pun West |
Water Street is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council in Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years.
The constituency loosely covers the area around the Water Street in Sai Ying Pun with an estimated population of 14,983.[3]
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lee Kam-hang | Democratic | 45.98 | |
| 1999 | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 123DA→Independent | 52.72 | |
| 2003 | Independent | 51.41 | ||
| 2007 | Wong Kin-shing | Democratic | 58.04 | |
| 2011 | 44.55 | |||
| 2015 | Yeung Hok-ming | DAB | 53.70 | |
| 2019 | Ho Chi-wang→Vacant[a] | VSA→Independent | 59.62 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Louis Ho Chi-wang | 3,093 | 59.62 | ||
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 2,095 | 40.38 | −13.12 | |
| Majority | 998 | 19.24 | |||
| Turnout | 5,215 | 70.40 | |||
| Ind. democrat gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 1,878 | 53.7 | +13.1 | |
| Democratic | Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan | 1,619 | 46.3 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 259 | 7.4 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,559 | 49.2 | |||
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,353 | 44.3 | −13.7 | |
| DAB | Yeung Hok-ming | 1,241 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 443 | 15.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 112 | 3.7 | −19.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Kin-shing | 1,407 | 58.0 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Stephen Yam Chi-ming | 777 | 32.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Huang Han | 240 | 9.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 418 | 22.7 | N/A | ||
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 1,327 | 51.4 | −1.3 | |
| Frontier | Robin Wan Joe-yiu | 1,254 | 48.6 | ||
| Majority | 67 | 2.8 | −2.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123DA | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 1,096 | 52.7 | +16.7 | |
| Democratic | Robin Wan Joe-yiu | 983 | 47.3 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 113 | 5.4 | |||
| 123DA gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Kam-hang | 996 | 46.0 | ||
| 123DA | Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin | 779 | 36.0 | ||
| DAB | Chung Yam-cheung | 391 | 18.1 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 10.0 | |||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||