South Horizons West (constituency)

South Horizons West is one of the 17 constituencies in the Southern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Southern District Council, with an election every four years.

South Horizons West
Elected constituency
for the Southern District Council
Outline map
Boundary of South Horizons Westin Southern District
DistrictSouthern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population14,674 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,325 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1999
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromSouth Horizons

South Horizons East constituency is loosely based on the western part of the South Horizons in Ap Lei Chau with estimated population of 15,088.[3]

Councillors represented edit

Election Member Party
1999 So Bay-hung Independent
2003 Law Kam-hung Independent
2007 Andrew Fung Wai-kwong Democratic
2012 Independent
2014 by-election Judy Kapui Chan NPP
2019 Kelvin Lam Ho-porVacant[a] Independent democrat

Election results edit

2010s edit

Southern District Council Election, 2019: South Horizons West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. democrat Kelvin Lam Ho-por 4,164 56.27
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 3,236 43.73 −12.97
Majority 928 12.54
Turnout 7,442 79.84
Ind. democrat gain from NPP Swing
 
Election banners in the 2015 election.
Southern District Council Election, 2015: South Horizons West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 2,945 56.7 +6.5
People Power Erica Yuen Mi-ming 2,245 43.3 +16.4
Majority 700 13.4 –9.9
Turnout 5,277 63.9 +10.2
NPP hold Swing +11.5
South Horizons West by-election, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Judy Kapui Chan 2,023 50.2 +3.1
People Power Erica Yuen Mi-ming 1,083 26.9 +22.4
Democratic Sin Chung-kai 920 22.9 -24.5
Majority 940 23.3 +20.0
Turnout 4,059 53.7
NPP gain from Independent Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2011: South Horizons West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Andrew Fung Wai-kwong 1,906 47.4 -4.8
NPP Sze Chun-fai 1,894 47.1 N/A
People Power (Power Voters) Anthony Lam Yue-yeung 182 4.5 N/A
Independent Kwai Sze-kit 42 1.0 N/A
Majority 12 0.3 -10.1
Democratic hold Swing

2000s edit

Southern District Council Election, 2007: South Horizons West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Andrew Fung Wai-kwong 1,747 55.2
Independent Law Kam-hung 1,419 44.8
Majority 328 10.4
Democratic gain from Independent Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2003: South Horizons West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Law Kam-hung 1,172 42.9
Independent Ganni Mok Chung-ping 1,120 40.9
Independent Warren Man Siu-hung 442 16.2
Majority 52 2.0
Independent hold Swing

1990s edit

Southern District Council Election, 1999: South Horizons West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent So Bay-hung uncontested
Independent win (new seat)

Notes edit

  1. ^ Resigned on 9 July 2021.

Citations edit

  1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. ^ "2014 Southern District Council South Horizons West By-election". Electoral Affairs Commission.

References edit