Kwun Lung (constituency)

Kwun Lung is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District.

Kwun Lung
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Kwun Lung in Central & Western District
DistrictCentral & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population15,273 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,989 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromKennedy Town & Mount Davis

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was formerly held by Fergus Leung Fong-wai of the Localist.

Kwun Lung constituency is loosely based on the area around Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town with estimated population of 15,273.[3]

Councillors represented

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Election Member Party %
1994 Ip Kwok-him DAB 52.26
1999 57.63
2003 Cyd Ho Sau-lan Frontier/Civic Act-up 50.87
2007 Ip Kwok-him DAB 85.00
2011 73.67
2015 Yeung Hoi-wing DAB 61.35
2019 Fergus Leung Fong-waiVacant[a] Independent 50.69

Election results

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2010s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Fergus Leung Fong-wai 3,195 50.69
DAB Yeung Hoi-wing 2,970 47.12 −14.28
VSA Chow Sai-kit 138 2.19
Majority 225 3.57
Turnout 6,316 70.29
Independent gain from DAB Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Yeung Hoi-wing 2,491 61.4 –12.3
Youngspiration Sixtus Leung Chung-hang 1,569 38.6
Majority 922 22.8 –24.6
Turnout 4,110 50.1
DAB hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 2,723 73.7 −10.3
LSD Leung Kwok-hung 973 26.3 N/A
Majority 1,750 47.4 −28.1
DAB hold Swing N/A

2000s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 2,702 85.0 +35.9
Nonpartisan Ho Loy 315 9.9 N/A
Independent Jacky Leong Kim-kam 162 5.1 N/A
Majority 2,387 75.1 +73.3
DAB gain from Frontier Swing N/A
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frontier (Civic Act-up) Cyd Ho Sau-lan 1,869 50.9 N/A
DAB Ip Kwok-him 1,805 49.1 −8.5
Majority 64 0.8 −14.4
Frontier gain from DAB Swing 25.1

1990s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 1,552 57.6 +4.8
Democratic Rosa Mok Pui-han 1,141 42.4 −4.8
Majority 411 15.2 +10.1
DAB hold Swing +5.0
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 2,011 51.9
Democratic Nicky Wong Shui-lai 1,837 47.7
Majority 174 4.2
DAB win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned on 30 April 2021 after being arrested under national security law.

Citations

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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). Register.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

References

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