Fort Street (constituency)

Fort Street is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years.

Fort Street
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Fort Street in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island
Population16,157 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,376 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Karrine Fu Kai-lam (Nonpartisan)
Created fromNorth Point North
North Point South

Fort Street constituency is loosely based on the area of Fort Street in North Point with estimated population of 16,157.[3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Chu Hon-wah DAB
2003 Choi Sai-chuen Nonpartisan
2005 by-election Stanley Hung Lin-cham DAB
2019 Karrine Fu Kai-lam Nonpartisan

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Fort Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Karrine Fu Kai-lam 2,464 50.61
DAB Stanley Hung Lin-cham 2,405 49.39
Majority 59 1.22
Turnout 4,874 66.09
Nonpartisan gain from DAB Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Fort Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Stanley Hung Lin-cham Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Stanley Hung Lin-cham Uncontested
DAB hold Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Stanley Hung Lin-cham Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Tsui Wan by-election 2005[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Stanley Hung Lin-cham 1,173 56.80 +6.83
Democratic Chris Wong Shing-fai 783 37.92
Civic Barry Chin Chi-yung 109 5.28
Majority 39 4.08
DAB gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Choi Sai-chuen 944 50.03
DAB Chu Hon-wah 943 49.97 −2.07
Majority 1 0.06
Nonpartisan gain from DAB Swing

1990s

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Chu Hon-wah Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Fort Street[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Chu Hon-wah 835 59.30
Liberal So Yau-hang 573 40.70
Majority 724 18.60
DAB win (new seat)

References

  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). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  4. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

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