Sheung Wan (constituency)

Sheung Wan is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, represented from 1994 to 2021 by Kam Nai-wai of the Democratic Party in the Central and Western District Council.

Sheung Wan
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Sheung Wan in Central & Western District
DistrictCentral & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population14,981 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,032 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1982
Number of membersOne
Member(s)(Vacant)

The constituency is loosely based on the Sheung Wan area with estimated population of 14,981.[3]

Boundaries

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Sheung Wan constituency is roughly based on the northwestern portion of Sheung Wan area, bounded on the west by Wilmer Street, on the south by Queen's Road West and Hollywood Road, on the east by Ladder Street and Cleverly Street, and on the north by Victoria Harbour.

The entrances/exits of MTR Sheung Wan station, which are all located east of Cleverly Street, are thus not within the boundaries of the constituency, belonging to the neighbouring Chung Wan constituency instead, as is the eastern part of the Sheung Wan where Infinitus Plaza and Wing On Centre are located. Also, the part of Sheung Wan between Hollywood Road and Caine Road belongs to the Tung Wah constituency.

Bordering Sheung Wan are the constituencies of Chung Wan, Sai Ying Pun and Tung Wah.

Councillors represented

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The seat has been held by Kam Nai-wai since 1994. A founding member of the Democratic Party, Kam was a lawmaker representing the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency from 2008 to 2012.

1982 to 1985

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Election Member Party
1982 Siu Man-ying Nonpartisan

1985 to 1994

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Election First Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1985 Anthony Ng Shun-man Observers Alexander Chang Yau-hung Nonpartisan
1985 HKAS PHKS/Civic Association
1990 United Democrat LDF/Civic Association
1994 Democratic

1994 to present

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Election Member Party %
1994 Kam Nai-waiVacant[a] Democratic 70.83
1999 68.09
2003 70.66
2007 69.27
2011 55.13
2015 51.65
2019 59.41

Election results

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2010s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 2,781 59.41 +7.71
FTU Lui Hung-pan 1,900 40.59 −7.71
Majority 881 18.82
Turnout 4,700 66.87
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,436 51.7 –3.4
Independent Lui Hung-pan 1,344 48.3
Majority 92 3.4 –17.1
Turnout 2,827 42.5
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,450 55.1 −14.2
Independent Chan Yin-ho 910 34.6 N/A
People Power Yim Tat-ming 270 10.3 N/A
Majority 540 20.5 −18.1
Democratic hold Swing N/A

2000s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,783 69.3 −1.4
DAB Leung Yuen-yee 791 30.7 +1.4
Majority 992 38.6 −2.8
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,756 70.7 +2.6
DAB Chiu Wah-kuen 729 29.3 −2.6
Majority 1,027 41.4 +5.2
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,468 68.1 −2.7
DAB Yuen Chiu-hing 688 31.9 +2.7
Majority 780 36.2 −5.4
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kam Nai-wai 1,486 70.8 +18.1
DAB Wong Chit-man 612 29.2 N/A
Majority 574 41.6
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democrats Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,431 60.8 −1.0
LDF Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,250 53.1 +10.5
United Democrats Kam Nai-wai 1,240 52.7
United Democrats hold Swing
LDF hold Swing

1980s

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Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKAS Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,329 61.8 −3.8
PHKS Alexander Chang Yau-hung 916 42.6 −8.6
Nonpartisan Chan Hok-man 850 39.5
HKAS hold Swing
PHKS hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,522 65.6 +20.3
Nonpartisan Alexander Chang Yau-hung 1,187 51.2
Nonpartisan Tsui Mei-lam 1,086 46.8
Observers gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Sheung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Shiu Man-ying 1,455 54.5
Observers Anthony Ng Shun-man 1,216 45.5
Majority 239 9.0
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned on 7 July 2021 over new oath-taking 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 24 March 2011.

References

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