Belcher (constituency)

Belcher
Elected Constituency
for the Central & Western District Council

Outline map

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

ElectionMemberParty
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

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

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