Shek Tong Tsui (constituency)

Shek Tong Tsui
Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council
Boundary of Shek Tong Tsui in Central & Western District
Region	Central & Western District
Electorate	7,869[1]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Chan Choi-hi (Independent)

Shek Tong Tsui is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District.

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 Chan Choi-hi, a founding member of the Democratic Party, Chan would be expelled from the DP after joining the Provisional Legislative Council, and would go on to co-found the pro-establishment New Century Forum. However, except in 2007, Chan has been running as an independent.

Shek Tong Tsui constituency is loosely based on the northwestern corner of Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 16,392.^[2]

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Chan Choi-hi	Democratic
	1996		Independent

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Shek Tong Tsui
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Chan Choi-hi	1,898	58.7	–13.9
	Nonpartisan	Sam Yip Kam-lung	1,336	41.3
Majority			562	17.4	–27.8
Turnout			3,269	41.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Shek Tong Tsui
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chan Choi-hi	1,871	72.6	-2.6
	Independent	Ching Ming-tat	705	27.4
Majority			1,166	45.2	-1.5
	Independent hold		Swing

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Shek Tong Tsui
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Chan Choi-hi	1,892	75.2	+15.8
	Independent	Kelvin Yim Ka-wing	756	28.5
Majority			1136	46.7	+27.9
	Nonpartisan hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Shek Tong Tsui
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chan Choi-hi	1,676	59.4	+11.0
	CWDP	Michael Lai Wing-kuen	1,146	40.6	N/A
Majority			530	18.8	-1.4
	Independent hold		Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Shek Tong Tsui
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Chan Choi-hi	1,309	48.4
	Democratic	Vincent Wong Chak-lai	762	28.2
	DAB	Li Yueh-chin	632	23.4
Majority			547	20.2	-33.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Shek Tong Tsui
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chan Choi-hi	1,542	77.0
	Liberal	So Lai-yung	460	23.0
Majority			582	54.0	(new)
	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)
• Szeto Wah on Chan's participation in the Provisional Legislative Council (Traditional Chinese