Fort Street is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years.
| Fort Street | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Eastern District Council | |
 Boundary of Fort Street in Eastern District | |
| District | Eastern |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island East |
| Population | 16,157 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,376 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | North Point North North Point South |
Fort Street constituency is loosely based on the area of Fort Street in North Point with estimated population of 16,157.[3]
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Chu Hon-wah | DAB | 59.30 | |
| 1999 | N/A | |||
| 2003 | Choi Sai-chuen | Independent | 50.03 | |
| 2005 by-election | Hung Lin-cham | DAB | 56.80 | |
| 2007 | N/A | |||
| 2011 | N/A | |||
| 2015 | N/A | |||
| 2019 | Karrine Fu Kai-lam→Vacant[a] | Independent | 50.61 | |
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Karrine Fu Kai-lam | 2,464 | 50.61 | ||
| DAB | Hung Lin-cham | 2,405 | 49.39 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 1.22 | |||
| Turnout | 4,874 | 66.09 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Hung Lin-cham | Unopposed | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Hung Lin-cham | Unopposed | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Hung Lin-cham | Unopposed | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Hung Lin-cham | 1,173 | 56.80 | +6.83 | |
| Democratic | Chris Wong Shing-fai | 783 | 37.92 | ||
| Civic | Barry Chin Chi-yung | 109 | 5.28 | ||
| Majority | 39 | 4.08 | |||
| DAB gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Choi Sai-chuen | 944 | 50.03 | ||
| DAB | Chu Hon-wah | 943 | 49.97 | −2.07 | |
| Majority | 1 | 0.06 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Chu Hon-wah | Unopposed | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Chu Hon-wah | 835 | 59.30 | ||
| Liberal | So Yau-hang | 573 | 40.70 | ||
| Majority | 724 | 18.60 | |||
| DAB win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Resigned on 31 May 2021 over new oath-taking law.
References
edit- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
- ^ a b c d e f Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2013.