Castle Road (Chinese: 衛城) was one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council, returned one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council. The constituency was established in 1994 and abolished in 2023, during which was represented by Cheng Lai-king of the Democratic Party until her resignation in 2021.
| Castle Road | |
|---|---|
| Former elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Castle Road in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 20,397 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,560 (2019)[2] |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Mid Levels East |
The boundary loosely covers the Mid-levels area with estimated population of 20,397.[3]
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Cheng Lai-king→Vacant[a] | Democratic | 66.54 | |
| 1999 | 71.61 | |||
| 2003 | 73.56 | |||
| 2007 | 71.88 | |||
| 2011 | 59.45 | |||
| 2015 | 52.64 | |||
| 2019 | 51.05 | |||
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 2,669 | 51.05 | −1.65 | |
| Liberal | Karl Fung Kar-leung | 2,559 | 48.95 | +1.65 | |
| Majority | 110 | 1.10 | |||
| Turnout | 5,250 | 69.45 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 1,457 | 52.6 | –6.8 | |
| Liberal | Ng lung-fei | 1,311 | 47.4 | ||
| Majority | 146 | 5.2 | –13.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,805 | 41.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 1,291 | 59.4 | −12.5 | |
| Independent | Pak Fu-hung | 881 | 40.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 410 | 18.8 | −25.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 1,388 | 71.9 | −1.7 | |
| New Forum | Welson Wu Wing-kuen | 543 | 28.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 845 | 43.8 | −3.4 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 1,625 | 73.6 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Chong Wai-por | 584 | 26.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,041 | 47.2 | +4.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 1,014 | 71.6 | +5.1 | |
| DAB | So Lai-sin | 402 | 28.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 612 | 43.2 | +10.2 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheng Lai-king | 1,058 | 66.5 | N/A | |
| DAB | So Lai-sin | 532 | 33.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 526 | 30.0 | N/A | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021 over new oath-taking law.
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 24 March 2011.
References
edit- 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982–1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.