Hennessy (constituency)

Hennessy is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong.

Hennessy
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Hennessy in Wan Chai District
DistrictWan Chai
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population12,777 (2019)[1]
Electorate5,023 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Sabina Koo Kwok-wai (Independent)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wan Chai District Council, with an election every four years.

Hennessy constituency is loosely based on the Hennessy Road in the Wan Chai area in Hong Kong Island with estimated population of 12,777.[3]

Councillors represented

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Election Member Party %
1994 San Stephen Wong Hon-ching Independent 63.49
1999 CRA N/A
2003 Cheng Ki-kin Civic Act-up 60.35
2007 Independent 77.74
2011 89.68
2015 67.66
2019 Sabina Koo Kwok-wai Independent 42.23

Election results

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2010s

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Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Hennessy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sabina Koo Kwok-wa 1,373 42.23
Independent Wong Sau-tung 1,033 31.77
Independent Ha Hei-lok 845 25.99
Majority 340 10.46
Turnout 3,260 64.93
Independent gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Hennessy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin 1,590 67.7 –22.0
Independent Cheong Man-lei 760 32.3
Majority 830 45.4 –34.0
Turnout 2,375 48.1
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Hennessy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cheng Ki-kin 1,625 89.7 +12.0
Nonpartisan Catherine Wong Kit-ning 187 10.3 −6.3
Majority 1,438 79.4 +71.2
Independent hold Swing

2000s

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Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Hennessy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin 1,463 77.7 +17.4
Liberal Eddie Suen Wai-hon 264 14.0
Nonpartisan Andrew Wong Fai-hung 155 8.2
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Hennessy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Act-up Cheng Ki-kin 1,064 60.4
DAB Lee Yuen-kwong 699 39.6
Civic Act-up gain from CRA Swing

1990s

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Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Hennessy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CRA San Stephen Wong Hon-ching uncontested
CRA hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 1994: Hennessy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent San Stephen Wong Hon-ching 1,071 63.1
Democratic Cheng Chin-cheung 616 36.3
Independent win (new seat)

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. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e 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.