Tai Hang (constituency)

Tai Hang
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Tai Hang in Wan Chai District
DistrictWan Chai
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population13,701 (2019)[1]
Electorate5,319 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Tai Hang is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wan Chai District Council, with an election every four years.

Tai Hang constituency is loosely based on the Tai Hang area in Hong Kong Island with estimated population of 13,701.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party %
1994 Bonson Lee Hing-wai Democratic 58.90
1999 52.26
2003 63.85
2007 Wong Chor-fung Independent→NPP 52.79
2011 NPP 52.42
2015 Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying→Vacant[a] Independent 54.91
2019 62.02

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Tai Hang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying 2,340 62.02 +7.12
Independent Liu Tin-shing 1,433 37.98
Majority 907 24.14 +14.20
Turnout 3,785 71.16
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Tai Hang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clarisse Yeung Suet-ying 1,398 54.9
NPP Gigi Wong Ching-chi 1,148 45.1 –7.3
Majority 250 9.8 –1.7
Turnout 2,566 45.1
Independent gain from NPP Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Tai Hang[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Wong Chor-fung 1,266 52.4 –0.4
Democratic Sin Chung-kai 965 40.9 –6.3
People Power (Power Voters) Christopher Lau Gar-hung 141 5.8
Independent Richard Shum See-hoi 43 1.8
Majority 301 11.5 +5.9
NPP hold Swing

2000s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Tai Hang[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wong Chor-fung 1,059 52.8
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai 947 47.2 −16.7
Independent gain from Democratic Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Tai Hang[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai 1,466 63.9 +12.1
DAB Yuen Chun-chuen 830 36.1 −11.2
Democratic hold Swing

1990s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Tai Hang[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai 877 51.8 −7.1
DAB Yuen Chun-chuen 801 47.3 +6.2
Democratic hold Swing
Wan Chai District Board Election, 1994: Tai Hang[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonson Lee Hing-wai 1,032 58.9
DAB Chan Tak-ming 720 41.1
Majority 312 17.8
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Disqualified on 15 September 2021 after her oath was invalid due to her involvement in pro-democracy primaries.

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.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2013.