| Belcher | |
|---|---|
| Former Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Belcher in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 20,077 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 10,321 (2019)[2] |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Kennedy Town East Sai Ying Pun West |
Belcher was one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.
It returned one member of the district council until it was abolished the 2023 electoral reforms.
Belcher constituency was loosely based on the area around The Belcher's in Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 20,077.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
References
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western) Archived 23 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
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