Kwun Lung (constituency)

Kwun Lung
Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Kwun Lung in Central & Western District
DistrictCentral & Western
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population15,273 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,989 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromKennedy Town & Mount Davis

Kwun Lung is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was formerly held by Fergus Leung Fong-wai of the Localist.

Kwun Lung constituency is loosely based on the area around Kwun Lung Lau in Kennedy Town with estimated population of 15,273.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party %
1994 Ip Kwok-him DAB 52.26
1999 57.63
2003 Cyd Ho Sau-lan Frontier/Civic Act-up 50.87
2007 Ip Kwok-him DAB 85.00
2011 73.67
2015 Yeung Hoi-wing DAB 61.35
2019 Fergus Leung Fong-wai→Vacant[a] Independent 50.69

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Fergus Leung Fong-wai 3,195 50.69
DAB Yeung Hoi-wing 2,970 47.12 −14.28
VSA Chow Sai-kit 138 2.19
Majority 225 3.57
Turnout 6,316 70.29
Independent gain from DAB Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Yeung Hoi-wing 2,491 61.4 –12.3
Youngspiration Sixtus Leung Chung-hang 1,569 38.6
Majority 922 22.8 –24.6
Turnout 4,110 50.1
DAB hold Swing
Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 2,723 73.7 −10.3
LSD Leung Kwok-hung 973 26.3 N/A
Majority 1,750 47.4 −28.1
DAB hold Swing N/A

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 2,702 85.0 +35.9
Nonpartisan Ho Loy 315 9.9 N/A
Independent Jacky Leong Kim-kam 162 5.1 N/A
Majority 2,387 75.1 +73.3
DAB gain from Frontier Swing N/A
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frontier (Civic Act-up) Cyd Ho Sau-lan 1,869 50.9 N/A
DAB Ip Kwok-him 1,805 49.1 −8.5
Majority 64 0.8 −14.4
Frontier gain from DAB Swing 25.1

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 1,552 57.6 +4.8
Democratic Rosa Mok Pui-han 1,141 42.4 −4.8
Majority 411 15.2 +10.1
DAB hold Swing +5.0
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Kwun Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Ip Kwok-him 2,011 51.9
Democratic Nicky Wong Shui-lai 1,837 47.7
Majority 174 4.2
DAB win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Resigned on 30 April 2021 after being arrested under national security law.

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. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

References