Southorn (constituency)
| Southorn | |
|---|---|
|
Elected Constituency for the Wan Chai District Council | |
|
Boundary of Southorn in Wan Chai District | |
| Region | Wan Chai District |
| Electorate | 4,910[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Lee Pik-yee (Independent) |
Southorn is one of the 11 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wan Chai District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Independent Lee Pik-yee.
Southorn constituency is loosely based on Southorn Playground, Spring Garden Lane, Lee Tung Street and Hopewell Centre area of Wan Chai, covering the section of the Hennessy Road, Johnston Road, Queen's Road East, Kennedy Road, Bowen Road, and Magazine Gap Road in Wan Chai with estimated population of 14,862.[2]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Peggy Lam Pei | Independent | |
| 2003 | King Mary Ann Pui Wai | Civic Act-up | |
| 2007 | Lee Pik-yee | Independent | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lee Pik-yee | 1,463 | 75.6 | –7.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Yeung Yau-fung | 437 | 23.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,026 | 52.6 | –13.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,920 | 40.6 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lee Pik-yee | 1,604 | 83.2 | +23.6 | |
| PD | Chung Chor-kit | 324 | 16.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,280 | 66.4 | +38.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lee Pik-yee | 1,080 | 59.6 | ||
| Civic Act-up | Kellogg Ngai | 577 | 31.8 | -28.9 | |
| Independent | Wong Kwok-hong | 156 | 8.6 | ||
| Independent gain from Civic Act-up | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Act-up | King Mary Ann Pui Wai | 911 | 60.7 | ||
| DAB | Lau Pui-shan | 590 | 39.3 | ||
| Civic Act-up gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peggy Lam Pei | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peggy Lam Pei | 1,297 | 67.4 | ||
| Democratic | Chan Miu-tak | 511 | 26.6 | ||
| Independent | Ho Ka-cheung | 102 | 5.3 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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