Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)
| Kowloon Central | |
|---|---|
| Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 | |
| District | Kowloon City District North-western part of Wong Tai Sin District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Population | 778,900[1] |
| Electorate | 454,595[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | TBD |
| Created from | Kowloon East (1998) Kowloon West (1998) |
The Kowloon Central geographical constituency is one of the ten geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system. The constituency covers Kowloon City District and north-western part of Wong Tai Sin District in Kowloon.[3]
History[]
The constituency was created under the overhaul of the electoral system imposed by the Beijing government in 2021, replacing the Kowloon City part of the Kowloon West constituency and north-eastern part of Wong Tai Sin District of the Kowloon East constituency used from 1998 to 2021. Constituencies with the same name were also created for the 1991 and 1995 elections in the late colonial period, while the 1991 constituency also elected two seats with each voter having two votes and the same boundary.
Returning members[]
| LegCo members for Kowloon Central, 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Election | Member | Member | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 2021 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
Election results[]
2020s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Starry Lee Wai-king | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Yang Wing-kit, Kitson | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Tam Heung-man, Mandy | ||||
| Total valid votes | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 454,595 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
1995 constituency[]
| Kowloon Central | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Kowloon Central in Hong Kong | |
| District | Kowloon City District Wong Tai Sin District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Electorate | 106,296 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Member(s) | Bruce Liu (ADPL) |
| Created from | Kowloon Central (1991) |
| Replaced by | Kowloon East (1998) Kowloon West (1998) |
First-past the post system was used in the single-seat constituency in 1995.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADPL | Liu Sing-lee | 22,183 | 57.06 | ||
| DAB | Jasper Tsang Yok-sing | 16,691 | 42.94 | ||
| Majority | 5,492 | 14.08 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,874 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 592 | ||||
| Turnout | 39,466 | 37.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 106,296 | ||||
| ADPL win (new seat) | |||||
1991 constituency[]
| Kowloon Central | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of Kowloon Central in Hong Kong | |
| District | Kowloon City District Wong Tai Sin District |
| Region | Kowloon |
| Electorate | 287,373 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Abolished | 1995 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | Lau Chin-shek (UD→Democratic) (replaced by Lee Cheuk-yan in 1995) Conrad Lam (UD→Democratic) |
| Replaced by | Kowloon Central (1995) Kowloon North-east Kowloon South |
Dual-seat constituency dual vote system was used in the two-seat constituency in 1991. A by-election was held on 5 March 1995 after Lau Chin-shek resigned from his office:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTU | Lee Cheuk-yan | Unopposed | |||
| CTU gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democrats | Lau Chin-shek | 68,489 | 34.19 | ||
| United Democrats | Conrad Lam Kui-shing | 56,084 | 28.00 | ||
| FTU | Chan Yuen-han | 44,894 | 22.41 | ||
| Civic | Peter Chan Chi-kwan | 14,145 | 7.06 | ||
| Reform | Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin | 8,257 | 4.12 | ||
| Independent | John Dragon Young | 6,273 | 3.13 | ||
| Independent | Justin Cheung Chung-ming | 2,158 | 1.08 | ||
| Turnout | 110,043 | 38.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 287,373 | ||||
| United Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| United Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Delineation of Geographical Constituencies of the Seventh Term of the Legislative Council" (PDF). Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
- ^ "Distribution of registered electors by geographical constituencies in 2021". Hong Kong Government.
- ^ "Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council". Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
- ^ Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
- Constituencies of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council
- 2021 establishments in Hong Kong
- Constituencies established in 2021