Hennessy (constituency)

Hennessy
Elected Constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council

Outline map

Boundary of Hennessy in Wan Chai District
Region Wan Chai District
Electorate 5,231[1]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of members One
Member(s) Cheng Ki-kin (Independent)

Hennessy is one of the 11 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.

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

Hennessy constituency is loosely based on the Hennessy Road in the Wan Chai area in Hong Kong Island with estimated population of 14,097.[2]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 San Stephen Wong Hon-ching DAB
1999 CRA
2003 Cheng Ki-kin Civic Act-up
2007 Independent

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Hennessy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin 1,590 67.7 –22.0
Independent Cheong Man-lei 760 32.3
Majority 830 45.4 –34.0
Turnout 2,375 48.1
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Hennessy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cheng Ki-kin 1,625 89.7 +12.0
Nonpartisan Catherine Wong Kit-ning 187 10.3 -6.3
Majority 1,438 79.4 +71.2
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Hennessy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Cheng Ki-kin 1,463 77.7 +17.4
Liberal Eddie Suen Wai-hon 264 14.0
Nonpartisan Andrew Wong Fai-hung 155 8.2
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Hennessy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Act-up Cheng Ki-kin 1,064 60.4
DAB Lee Yuen-kwong 699 39.6 -
Civic Act-up gain from CRA Swing

1990s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Hennessy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CRA San Stephen Wong Hon-ching uncontested
CRA hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 1994: Hennessy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB San Stephen Wong Hon-ching 1,071 63.1
Democratic Cheng Chin-cheung 616 36.3
DAB win (new seat)

References

  1. "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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