Happy Valley (constituency)

Happy Valley (Chinese: 跑馬地) is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong which was created in 1982.

Happy Valley
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Happy Valley in Wan Chai District
DistrictWan Chai
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population13,150 (2019)[1]
Electorate5,638 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1982
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

The constituency loosely covers Happy Valley in Hong Kong Island with the estimated population of 13,150.[3]

Councillors represented

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1982 to 1985

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Election Member Party
1982 Albert Cheung Chi-piu Nonpartisan

1985 to 1994

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Election First Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1985 Lester Kwok Chi-hang Nonpartisan Albert Cheung Chi-piu Nonpartisan
1988 Lee Yiu-kwong Civic Association HKAS
1988 Stephen Ng Kam-chun Civic Association Nonpartisan

1994 to present

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Election Member Party %
1994 Stephen Ng Kam-chun LDFProgressive Alliance 46.45
1999 Progressive AllianceIndependent 83.07
2003 Independent 55.50
2007 67.86
2011 65.53
2015 60.47
2019 Clara Cheung→Vacant[a] Independent 49.27

Election results

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2010s

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Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Clara Cheung 1,954 49.27
Nonpartisan Sam Ng Chak-sum 1,805 45.51 −14.99
2047 HK Monitor Vivian Chan Wing-ha 207 5.22
Majority 149 3.76
Turnout 3,979 70.59
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Ng Kam-chun 1,377 60.5 +5.0
Nonpartisan Kelvin Chien Ka-wo 900 39.5
Majority 477 21.0 –10.0
Turnout 2,309 43.2
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Ng Kam-chun 1,422 65.5 +1.0
Civic Tsang Kin-chiu 748 34.5 –1.0
Majority 673 31.0 +2.0
Independent hold Swing +1.0

2000s

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Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Stephen Ng Kam-chun 1,309 64.5 +9.0
Civic Anthony Lam Yue-yeung 620 35.5
Majority 689 29.0 +18.0
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Stephen Ng Kam-chun 1,236 55.5 –27.1
Civic Act-up Jo Lee Wai-yee 991 44.5
Majority 245 11.0 –54.8
Nonpartisan hold Swing N/A

1990s

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Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKPA Stephen Ng Kam-chun 1,398 82.6 +24.4
Democratic Tang Ping 285 16.8
Majority 1,113 65.8 +63.5
HKPA hold Swing N/A
Wan Chai District Board Election, 1994: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF Stephen Ng Kam-chun 817 45.8 –12.4
Nonpartisan Yu Kwok-tung 776 43.5
Liberal Pong Ho-wing 166 9.3
Majority 41 2.3
LDF hold Swing
Wan Chai District Board Election, 1991: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Stephen Ng Kam-chun 1,500 58.2
Nonpartisan Albert Cheung Chi-piu 1,219 47.3 –2.6
Nonpartisan Helen Chung Yee-fong 1,111 43.1
Civic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1980s

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Wan Chai District Board Election, 1988: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Lee Yiu-kwong 1,738 64.3
HKAS Albert Cheung Chi-piu 1,350 49.9 +14.4
Civic Ho Yuk-wing 1,002 37.0 +14.3
Civic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
HKAS hold Swing
Wan Chai District Board Election, 1985: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lester Kwok Chi-hang 2,926 75.5
Nonpartisan Albert Cheung Chi-piu 1,374 35.5 –15.2
Civic Lee Man-ho 1,122 29.0
Nonpartisan Ho Yuk-wing 881 22.7 –25.4
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
Wan Chai District Board Election, 1982: Happy Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Albert Cheung Chi-piu 929 50.7
Nonpartisan Ho Yuk-wing 881 48.1
Majority 48 2.6
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "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 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.