Whampoa West (Chinese: 黃埔西) is one of the 25 constituencies of the Kowloon City District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The seat has currently been held by independent Kwong Po-yin. The boundary is loosely based on the Western area of Whampoa Garden.
| Whampoa West | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Kowloon City District Council | |
 Boundary of Whampoa West in Kowloon City District | |
| District | Kowloon City |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon Central |
| Population | 20,898 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,979 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Whampoa |
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lau Wai-wing | Nonpartisan | |
| 2015 | Kwong Po-yin→Vacant[a] | Youngspiration | |
| 2016 | Nonpartisan | ||
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Kwong Po-yin | 4,715 | 61.84 | +11.34 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elaine Cheng Hiu-ling | 2,910 | 38.16 | ||
| Majority | 1,805 | 23.68 | |||
| Turnout | 7,645 | 76.61 | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngspiration | Kwong Po-yin | 2,114 | 50.5 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lau Wai-wing | 2,075 | 49.5 | –14.6 | |
| Majority | 39 | 1.0 | –27.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,243 | 49.9 | |||
| Youngspiration gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Wai-wing | 1,710 | 64.1 | –0.9 | |
| Democratic | Lo Chun-kit | 958 | 35.9 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 752 | 28.2 | –1.8 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | –0.9 | |||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Wai-wing | 1,716 | 65.0 | +0.9 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Chan Chung-kong | 925 | 35.0 | ||
| Majority | 752 | 30.0 | +1.8 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Wai-wing | 1,642 | 64.1 | +6.2 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cheng Chee-kwok | 919 | 35.9 | ||
| Majority | 723 | 28.2 | +12.1 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Wai-wing | 1,149 | 57.9 | +15.9 | |
| Democratic | Lam Kin-man | 831 | 41.8 | +7.8 | |
| Majority | 318 | 16.1 | +8.1 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Wai-wing | 758 | 42.0 | ||
| Democratic | Yeung Wing-hin | 613 | 34.0 | ||
| Liberal | Lam Kin-man | 417 | 23.1 | ||
| Majority | 145 | 8.0 | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Disqualified on 11 July 2021.
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.
- ^ 李彭廣. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部.
Sources
edit- 2011 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Kowloon City)