Belcher (constituency)

Belcher
Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council
Boundary of Belcher in Central & Western District
Region	Central & Western District
Electorate	9,671[1]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Yip Wing-shing (Independent)

Belcher is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Independent Yip Wing-shing.

Belcher constituency is loosely based on the area around The Belcher's in Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 20,803.^[2]

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Hung Wing-tat	Democratic
	1999	Wong Chit-man	DAB
	2003	Victor Yeung Sui-yin	Democratic
	2011	Malcolm Lam Wai-wing	Independent
	2015	Yip Wing-shing	Independent

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Belcher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Yip Wing-shing	2,397	50.7
	Democratic	Victor Yeung Sui-yin	2,328	49.3	+2.2
Majority			69	1.4	–3.5
Turnout			4,786	49.4
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Belcher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Malcolm Lam Wai-wing	1,968	48.0	N/A
	Democratic	Victor Yeung Sui-yin	1,935	47.1	-5.6
	People Power	William Wong Ka-lok	201	4.9	N/A
Majority			33	0.9
	Independent gain from Democratic		Swing

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Belcher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Victor Yeung Sui-yi	2,135	52.7	+7.4
	DAB	Wong Wang-hong	1,835	45.3	+12.3
	Independent	Peter Fong Siu-wah	79	2.0	N/A
Majority			300	7.4	-2.9
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Belcher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Victor Yeung Sui-yin	1,937	45.3
	DAB	Wong Chit-man	1,497	35.0	-17.2
	Independent	Lam Kee-shing	841	19.7	-28.1
Majority			440	10.3	+5.9
	Democratic gain from DAB		Swing	+5.2

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Belcher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Wong Chit-man	1,262	52.2	N/A
	Democratic	Lam Kee-shing	1,157	47.8	N/A
Majority			105	4.4	N/A
	DAB gain from Democratic		Swing

Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Belcher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hung Wing-tat	uncontested
	Democratic win (new seat)

Citations

1. "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
2. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

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)

Coordinates: 22°17′01″N 114°07′52″E / 22.2836°N 114.1312°E