Chung Wan (constituency)

Chung Wan (Chinese: 中環) is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, currently represented in the Central and Western District Council by Hui Chi-fung of the Democratic Party, who became an Independent on 3 December 2020.

Chung Wan
Elected Constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
Boundary of Chung Wan in Central & Western District
DistrictCentral & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island
Population13,351 (2019)[1]
Electorate4,377 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1982
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Hui Chi-fung (Independent)

The constituency loosely covers the Central District with the estimated population of 13,351.[3] "Chung Wan" is both the Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese name and an alternative English name for Central District.

Boundaries

The Chung Wan constituency covers most of Central District and Admiralty, as well as the portion of Sheung Wan east of Cleverly Street and Ladder Street. The Sheung Wan, Central, Hong Kong and Admiralty stations of MTR are within the boundaries of the Chung Wan constituency.

District Council constituencies bordering Chung Wan includes Mid Levels East, Peak, Sheung Wan and Tung Wah within the same district, as well as Tai Fat Hau of Wan Chai District.[4][5]

Councillors represented

The seat is currently held by Ted Hui Chi-fung of the Democratic Party. He replaced Yuen Bun-keung, a founding member of the party who had been holding the seat since 1986, in the 2011 District Council elections, as Yuen refused to seek another term of office. Yuen died in the following year.

1982–85
ElectionMemberParty
1982 Chow Wai-keung Nonpartisan
1984 People's Association

1985–94
ElectionFirst MemberFirst PartySecond MemberSecond Party
1985 Chow Wai-keung People's Association Gerry Wai Ka-cheung HKAS
1985 HKAS
1986 by-election Yuen Bun-keung Independent
1986 ADPL
1990 United Democrat United Democrat
1991 Vivian Chih Wan-wan LDF/Civic Association
1994 Democratic

1994 to present
ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Yuen Bun-keung Democratic 64.90
1999 68.35
2003 69.50
2007 61.64
2011 Hui Chi-fung Democratic 51.49
2015 53.69
2019 Democratic→Independent 55.09

Election results

2010s
Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Hui Chi-fung 1,618 55.09 +1.40
Independent Wong Chung-wai 1,319 44.91
Majority 299 10.18
Turnout 2,947 67.38
Democratic hold Swing NA
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Hui Chi-fung 1,090 53.7 +2.2
Nonpartisan Vienna Lau Wai-yan 940 46.3
Majority 150 7.4 –0.8
Turnout 2,043 47.2
Democratic hold Swing NA
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Hui Chi-fung 951 51.5 -10.1
Independent Wai Pui-shuen 800 43.3 N/A
People Power (PV) So Ho 96 5.2 N/A
Majority 151 8.2 -14.5
Democratic hold Swing N/A

2000s
Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,107 61.6 -7.9
DAB Lee Wai-keung 689 38.9 +7.9
Majority 418 22.7 -7.8
Democratic hold Swing -7.8
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,481 69.5 +1.2
DAB Lee Wai-keung 650 30.5 -1.2
Majority 831 39 +3.3
Democratic hold Swing +1.2

1990s
Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,179 68.0 +3.5
DAB Li Man-kuen 546 31.5 N/A
Majority 633 36.5 +6.7
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Yuen Bun-keung 1,017 64.5
Independent Lilianna Au Yim-lung 550 34.9
Majority 467 29.6
Democratic hold Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF (Civic) Vivian Chih Wan-wan 1,438 66.9
United Democrats Yuen Bun-keung 1,008 46.9
United Democrats Cheng Lai-king 9,55 44.4
LDF gain from United Democrats Swing
United Democrats hold Swing

1980s
Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Yuen Bun-keung 1,046 69.3
HKAS Gerry Wai Ka-cheung 1,002 66.4
PHKS Tse Wong Siu-yin 475 31.5
ADPL hold Swing
HKAS hold Swing
Chung Wan By-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Yuen Bun-keung uncontested
Nonpartisan gain from People's Association Swing
Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People's Association Chow Wai-keung uncontested
HKAS Gerry Wai Ka-cheung uncontested
Nonpartisan hold Swing
HKAS win (new seat)
Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Chung Wan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chow Wai-keung 1,022 54.3
Nonpartisan Chan Kin-hing 499 26.5
Civic Chow Bing-wing 355 18.9
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Citations
  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. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  4. "District Council Electoral Boundaries – Central & Western District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. "District Council Electoral Boundaries – Wan Chai District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

References

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