Tsuen Wan Community Network (Chinese: 荃灣社區網絡) is a local political group based in Tsuen Wan founded in 2015. In a historic pro-democracy landslide in 2019 District Council election, the group won one seat in the Tsuen Wan District Council.
Tsuen Wan Community Network 荃灣社區網絡 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chief Executive | Lam Sek-tim |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ideology | Hong Kong localism Liberalism (HK) |
| Regional affiliation | Pro-democracy camp |
| Colours | Navy blue and purple |
| Legislative Council | 0 / 90 |
| Tsuen Wan District Council | 0 / 22 |
History edit
The group was formed in 2015 as a Tsuen Wan-based community group. Its leader Lam Sek-tim ran in the 2015 District Council election against Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) legislator Chan Han-pan in Yeung Uk Road but lost. It was part of the Community Network Union, a localist political alliance of six community groups led by pro-independence Ventus Lau.[1] The Tsuen Wan Community Network later quit the Union in 2018.
Lam Sek-tim ran in Yeung Uk Road in the 2019 District Council election again and defeated Chan Han-pan's successor Ng Chun-yu with narrow margin of 174 votes in the pro-democracy historic landslide victory.
Electoral performance edit
Tsuen Wan District Council elections edit
| Election | Number of popular votes |
% of popular votes |
Total elected seats |
+/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,233
|
1.80
|
0 / 18
|
0
|
| 2019 | 2,788
|
2.24
|
1 / 19
|
1
|
References edit
- ^ "More pro-democracy activists ejected from Macau, hours after successfully entering as tourists". Hong Kong Free Press. 9 May 2017.