South Horizons East (constituency)
| South Horizons East | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Southern District Council | |
 Boundary of South Horizons East in Southern District | |
| District | Southern |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 14,642 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,461 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1999 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
South Horizons East is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years. Since its creation in the 1999 election, the seat was last held by Civic Party James Yu Chun-hei.
South Horizons East constituency is loosely based on the eastern part of the South Horizons in Ap Lei Chau with estimated population of 15,319.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Lam Kai-fai | Independent | |
| 2019 | James Yu Chun-hei→Vacant[a] | Civic | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | James Yu Chun-hei | 3,750 | 55.89 | +16.39 | |
| Independent | Lam Kai-fai | 2,960 | 44.11 | −2.59 | |
| Majority | 790 | 11.78 | |||
| Turnout | 6,744 | 79.71 | |||
| Civic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lam Kai-fai | 2,180 | 46.7 | –19.5 | |
| Civic | Kenneth Chan Ka-lok | 1,845 | 39.5 | +5.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Au Yuen-fat | 643 | 13.8 | ||
| Majority | 335 | 7.2 | |||
| Turnout | 4,701 | 62.7 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | –12.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lam Kai-fai | 2,275 | 66.2 | +9.7 | |
| Civic | Kwok Wing-hang | 1,161 | 33.8 | −6.8 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lam Kai-fai | 1,687 | 56.5 | −2.3 | |
| Civic | William Ngai Wai-wang | 1,129 | 40.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lam Kai-fai | 1,613 | 58.8 | ||
| Democratic | Fung Wai-kwong | 1,128 | 41.2 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lam Kai-fai | 950 | 55.5 | ||
| Democratic | Cora Chea Yuen-yue | 745 | 43.5 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 9 July 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ "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). Registration and Electoral Office.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d 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.