Belcher is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.
Belcher | |
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Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
![]() Boundary of Belcherin Central & Western District | |
District | Central & Western |
Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
Population | 20,077 (2019)[1] |
Electorate | 10,321 (2019)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1994 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Victor Yeung Sui-yin (Democratic) |
Created from | Kennedy Town East Sai Ying Pun West |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years.
Belcher constituency is loosely based on the area around The Belcher's in Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 20,077.[3]
Councillors represented
editElection | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Hung Wing-tat | Democratic | N/A | |
1999 | Wong Chit-man | DAB | 52.17 | |
2003 | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | Democratic | 45.31 | |
2007 | 52.73 | |||
2011 | Malcolm Lam Wai-wing | Independent | 47.96 | |
2015 | David Yip Wing-shing | Independent | 50.73 | |
2019 | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | Democratic | 52.66 |
Election results
edit2010s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 4,002 | 52.66 | ||
Independent | David Yip Wing-shing | 3,521 | 46.34 | −4.37 | |
Nonpartisan | Fung King-yin | 76 | 1.00 | ||
Majority | 479 | 6.32 | |||
Turnout | 7,617 | 73.81 | |||
Democratic gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | David Yip Wing-shing | 2,397 | 50.7 | ||
Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 2,328 | 49.3 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 69 | 1.4 | –3.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,786 | 49.4 | |||
Nonpartisan gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Malcolm Lam Wai-wing | 1,968 | 48.0 | N/A | |
Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 1,935 | 47.1 | −5.6 | |
People Power | William Wong Ka-lok | 201 | 4.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 33 | 0.9 | |||
Independent gain from Democratic | Swing |
2000s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 2,135 | 52.7 | +7.4 | |
DAB | Wong Wang-hong | 1,835 | 45.3 | +12.3 | |
Independent | Peter Fong Siu-wah | 79 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 300 | 7.4 | −2.9 | ||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 1,937 | 45.3 | ||
DAB | Wong Chit-man | 1,497 | 35.0 | −17.2 | |
Independent | Lam Kee-shing | 841 | 19.7 | −28.1 | |
Majority | 440 | 10.3 | +5.9 | ||
Democratic gain from DAB | Swing | +5.2 |
1990s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DAB | Wong Chit-man | 1,262 | 52.2 | N/A | |
Democratic | Lam Kee-shing | 1,157 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 105 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
DAB gain from Democratic | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Hung Wing-tat | uncontested | |||
Democratic win (new seat) |
Citations
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). Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.