Butterfly (constituency)

Butterfly
Elected constituency
for the Tuen Mun District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Butterfly in Tuen Mun District
DistrictTuen Mun
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North West
Population15,982 (2019)[1]
Electorate10,234 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of membersOne
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.