Kai Tak (constituency)

Kai Tak
Former Elected constituency
for the Kowloon City District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Kai Tak in Kowloon City District
RegionKowloon City District
Electorate7,518 (2011)[1]
Former constituency
Created1991
Abolished2015
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Yeung Chun-yu (ADPL) (last)
Replaced bySung Wong Toi, Kai Tak North and Kai Tak South

Kai Tak is a former constituency in the Kowloon City District.

The constituency returned one district councillor to the Kowloon City District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Yeung Chun-yu of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood before it was abolished in 2015.

Kai Tak constituency was loosely based on the old Kai Tak Airport part of Ma Tau Kok with estimated population of 20,636 in 2011.[2]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
1991 Lam Ming Independent
1994 David Chu Chor-sing Independent
199? Progressive Alliance
2002 by-election Bruce Liu Sing-lee ADPL
2011 Yeung Chun-yu ADPL
2015 Constituency abolished

Election results

2010s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 2011: Kai Tak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Yeung Chun-yu 1,427 49.6 +6.8
Economic Synergy Alexander Ip Chi-wai 636 22.1 −4.2
DAB (FTU) Cheung Fan-lan 625 21.7 −9.2
People Power Lee Hon-sam 190 6.6
ADPL hold Swing

2000s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 2007: Kai Tak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Liu Sing-lee 863 42.8 −21.6
DAB Szeto Kin-wa 623 30.9 −0.8
Liberal Alexander Ip Chi-wai 531 26.3 +22.3
ADPL hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 2003: Kai Tak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Liu Sing-lee 1,454 64.4 +17.7
DAB Hui Ching-po 715 31.7 +4.5
Nonpartisan Alexander Ip Chi-wai 90 4.0 +1.7
ADPL hold Swing
Kai Tak By-election, 2002[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Liu Sing-lee 886 46.7
DAB Hui Ching-po 516 27.2 −14.6
Democratic Lam Ho-yeung 215 11.3
HKPA Lam Ming 187 9.9 −37.0
Independent Alexander Ip Chi-wai 43 2.3
ADPL gain from HKPA Swing

1990s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 1999: Kai Tak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKPA David Chu Chor-sing 992 56.9 +0.1
DAB Hui Ching-po 729 41.8
HKPA hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 1994: Kai Tak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Chu Chor-sing 851 56.8 +10.7
LDF Pao Ping-wing 629 42.0
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 1991: Kai Tak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Ming 718 53.0
Independent David Chu Chor-sing 624 46.1
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g 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 20 April 2013.