Kowloon West (2021 constituency)

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This article is about the current geographical constituency of Hong Kong. For the former constituency used from 1998 to 2021, see Kowloon West (1998 constituency).

Kowloon West
Geographical Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Kowloon West in Hong Kong
DistrictYau Tsim Mong District
Sham Shui Po District
RegionKowloon
Population780,000[1]
Electorate381,484[2]
Current constituency
Created2021
Number of membersTwo
Member(s)TBD
Created fromKowloon West (1998)

The Kowloon West 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 Yau Tsim Mong District and Sham Shui Po District in Kowloon.[3]

History[]

The constituency was created under the overhaul of the electoral system imposed by the Beijing government in 2021, replacing Yau Tsim Mong District and Sham Shui Po District of the Kowloon West 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.

Returning members[]

LegCo members for Kowloon West, 2021–present
Term Election Member Member
7th 2021 TBD TBD

Election results[]

2020s[]

2021 Legislative Council election: Kowloon West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KWND Leung Man-kwong
Nonpartisan Frederick Fung Kin-kee
DAB Vincent Cheng Wing-shun
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 381,484
win (new seat)
win (new seat)

1995 constituency[]

Kowloon West
Former Geographical Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Kowloon West in Hong Kong
DistrictSham Shui Po District
RegionKowloon
Electorate145,568
Former constituency
Created1995
Abolished1997
Member(s)Frederick Fung (ADPL)
Created fromKowloon West (1991)
Replaced byKowloon West (1998)

First-past the post system was used in the single-seat constituency in 1995.

1995 Legislative Council election: Kowloon West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 28,996 67.37
Independent Fu Shu-wan 12,264 28.50
Independent Wong Yin-ping 1,778 4.13
Majority 16,732 38.87
Total valid votes 43,038 100.00
Rejected ballots 1,043
Turnout 44,081 30.28
Registered electors 145,568
ADPL win (new seat)

1991 constituency[]

Kowloon West
Former Geographical Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of Kowloon West in Hong Kong
DistrictYau Tsim District
Mong Kok District
Sham Shui Po District
RegionKowloon
Electorate213,345
Former constituency
Created1991
Abolished1995
Number of membersTwo
Member(s)Frederick Fung (ADPL)
James To (UD→Democratic)
Replaced byKowloon West (1995)
Kowloon South-west

Dual-seat constituency dual vote system was used in the two-seat constituency in 1991.

1991 Legislative Council election: Kowloon West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 36,508 28.93
United Democrats James To Kun-sun 26,352 20.88
Civic Desmond Lee Yu-tai 21,471 17.01
Independent Kingsley Sit Ho-yin 18,634 14.76
ADPL Law Cheung-kwok 17,145 13.58
LDF Ng Kin-sun 6,098 4.83
Turnout 69,483 32.57
Registered electors 213,345
ADPL win (new seat)
United Democrats win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ "Delineation of Geographical Constituencies of the Seventh Term of the Legislative Council" (PDF). Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
  2. ^ "Distribution of registered electors by geographical constituencies in 2021". Hong Kong Government.
  3. ^ "Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council". Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
  4. ^ Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
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