Centre Street (constituency)
Centre Street is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District, Hong Kong.
| Centre Street | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Centre Street in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Population | 15,003 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 6,980 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Cheung Kai-yin (Democratic) |
| Created from | Tung Wah University Water Street |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years.
Centre Street constituency is loosely based on the area around Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun with estimated population of 15,003.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Henry Leung Yiu-cho | Democratic | 58.99 | |
| 2003 | 65.95 | |||
| 2006 by-election | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | Independent | 50.52 | |
| 2007 | 64.98 | |||
| 2011 | 59.19 | |||
| 2015 | 50.50 | |||
| 2019 | Cheung Kai-yin | Democratic | 58.90 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheung Kai-yin | 2,909 | 58.90 | +9.40 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 2,030 | 41.10 | −9.40 | |
| Majority | 879 | 17.80 | |||
| Turnout | 4,954 | 70.98 | |||
| Democratic gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 1,654 | 50.5 | –9.3 | |
| Democratic | Cheung Kai-yin | 1,621 | 49.5 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 1.0 | –17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,322 | 50.1 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 1,739 | 59.2 | -5.8 | |
| Land Justice League | Wong Ho-yin | 1,199 | 40.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 540 | 18.4 | -11.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 2,013 | 65.0 | +15.3 | |
| Independent | Victor Lee Kwok-chuen | 1,085 | 35.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 928 | 30.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (FTU) | Sidney Lee Chi-hang | 1,128 | 49.7 | ||
| Democratic | Nelson Wong Kin-shing | 907 | 41.6 | -14.4 | |
| Independent | Louis Leung Wing-on | 198 | 8.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 221 | 8.1 | |||
| Independent gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Leung Yiu-cho | 1,693 | 66.0 | +7.0 | |
| DAB | Lau Yeung-fun | 750 | 29.2 | -11.8 | |
| Independent | So Lai-yung | 124 | 24.8 | ||
| Majority | 943 | 36.8 | +18.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Leung Yiu-cho | 1,063 | 59.0 | N/A | |
| DAB | Tong Wai-yuen | 739 | 41.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 324 | 18.0 | (new) | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
Citations
- "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). Register.
- "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
References
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2006 Central and Western District Council Centre Street Constituency By-election Result
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
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