Butterfly (constituency)

Butterfly
Elected constituency for the Tuen Mun District Council
Boundary of Butterfly in Tuen Mun District
District	Tuen Mun
Legislative Council constituency	New Territories North West
Population	15,982 (2019)[1]
Electorate	10,234 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1991
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Vacant

Butterfly (Chinese: 蝴蝶) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.

Created for the 1991 District Board elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.

Butterfly loosely covers areas surrounding Butterfly Estate and Siu Shan Court in Tuen Mun with an estimated population of 15,982.

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	1991	Yeung Mei-kwong	TMP
	1994	So Oi-kwan	NTWRA
	199?		DAB
	2015	Yeung Chi-hang→Vacant	ADPL

Election results

2010s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2019: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ADPL	Yeung Chi-hang	4,279	60.37	+4.13
	DAB	Chung Kin-fung	2,809	29.63	−4.13
Majority			1,470	30.74
Turnout			7,125	69.64
	ADPL hold		Swing

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2015: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	ADPL	Yeung Chi-hang	2,505	56.24
	DAB	So Oi-kwan	1,949	43.76	−8.60
Majority			556	12.48
Turnout			4,454	45.57
	ADPL gain from DAB		Swing

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2011: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	So Oi-kwan	1,934	52.36	−2.05
	Nonpartisan	Tai Yin-chiu	1,342	36.33
	People Power	Wan Sui-kei	418	11.32
Majority			592	16.03
Turnout			3,694	36.38
	DAB hold		Swing

2000s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2007: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	So Oi-kwan	2,097	54.41	−6.59
	ADPL	Yeung Chi-hang	1,757	45.59	+6.59
Majority			340	8.82
	DAB hold		Swing

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2003: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	So Oi-kwan	1,508	61.00
	ADPL	Cheng Ka-lok	964	39.00
Majority			544	22.00
	DAB hold		Swing

1990s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 1999: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	So Oi-kwan	Unopposed
	DAB hold		Swing

Tuen Mun District Board Election, 1994: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NTWRA	So Oi-kwan	1,079	55.82
	ADPL	Cheung Cho-ying	854	44.18
Majority			225	11.04
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Tuen Mun District Board Election, 1991: Butterfly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMP	Yeung Mei-kwong	2,226	57.73
	NTAS	Wong Kin-hong	1,630	42.27
Majority			596	15.46
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.