Castle Road (constituency)
Castle Road (Chinese: 衛城) is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The seat was held by Cheng Lai-king of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong from 1994 to 2021.
| Castle Road | |
|---|---|
| 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] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | (Vacant) |
| Created from | Mid Levels East Mid Levels West |
The boundary loosely covers the Mid-levels area with estimated population of 20,397.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Cheng Lai-king→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | Democratic | 66.54 | |
| 1999 | 71.61 | |||
| 2003 | 73.56 | |||
| 2007 | 71.88 | |||
| 2011 | 59.45 | |||
| 2015 | 52.64 | |||
| 2019 | 51.05 | |||
Election results
2010s
| 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
| 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
| 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
- Resigned on 8 July 2021 over new oath-taking law.
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.
- "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
References
- 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.
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