Kennedy Town & Mount Davis (constituency)
{{Short description|Constituency of Central and Western District, Hong Kong}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox constituency
|type= Elected
|name= Kennedy Town & Mount Davis
|year= 1982 (first time)
1994 (second time)
|abolished=
|parl_name= Central & Western District Council
|member= Vacant
|image=
|map1 = KennedyTown&MountDavis
|map_entity = Central & Western District
|map_size = 250px
|region_label = Legislative Council constituency
|region = Hong Kong Island West
|district=Central & Western
|elects_howmany= One
|population = 15,734 (2019){{cite web|title=Recommended District Council Constituency Areas|url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/A_descriptions(Eng).pdf|work=Electoral Affairs Commission}}
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Kennedy Town & Mount Davis 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 was held by Chan Hok-fung of the DAB, until in 2019 he was defeated by Cherry Wong Kin-ching.
Kennedy Town & Mount Davis constituency is loosely based on the Kennedy Town including Sai Wan Estate, Mount Davis and deserted islands Green Island and Little Green Island with estimated population of 15,734.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2011/eng/summarya.html|title=2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas|accessdate=21 April 2013|date=5 September 2011|work=Hong Kong Government}}
Councillors represented
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member | Party | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 1982 | Chow Yin-sum | 64.64 | |||
| colspan=2 align=right | 1985
| colspan=3| Constituency abolished | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}" |
| 1994 | rowspan=3| Yeung Wai-foon | rowspan=3| DAB | 51.36 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}" |
| 1999 | 53.01 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}" |
| 2003 | 50.14 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}" |
| 2007 | rowspan=3| Chan Hok-fung | rowspan=3| DAB | 49.05 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}" |
| 2007 | 53.97 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong}}" |
| 2007 | 49.32 | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2019 | Cherry Wong Kin-ching→Vacant{{efn|name=resign1|Resigned on 3 June 2021 over new oath-taking law.}} | 59.45 |
Election results
=2010s=
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Power for Democracy
|candidate = Cherry Wong Kin-ching
|votes = 3,312
|percentage = 59.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
|candidate = Chan Hok-fung
|votes = 2,206
|percentage = 39.60
|change = −9.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Mavis Lam Suet-ying
|votes = 53
|percentage = 0.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,106
|percentage = 9.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,593
|percentage = 73.53
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Power for Democracy
|loser = DABHK
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
|candidate = Chan Hok-fung
|votes = 1,859
|percentage = 49.3
|change = –4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
|candidate = Sin Cheuk-nam
|votes = 1,072
|percentage = 28.4
|change = –7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Youngspiration
|candidate = Chow Sai-kit
|votes = 838
|percentage = 22.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 787
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +12.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,789
|percentage = 54.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |DAB
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
|candidate = Chan Hok-fung
|votes = 1,721
|percentage = 54.0
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party
|candidate = Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan
|votes = 1,468
|percentage = 46.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 253
|percentage = 8.0
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |DAB
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2000s=
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
|candidate = Chan Hok-fung
|votes = 1,417
|percentage = 49.0
|change = -1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Coalition for DC Election
|candidate = Winfield Chong Wing-fai
|votes = 1,269
|percentage = 43.9
|change = -6.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician) | Independent Democrats
|candidate = Kwan Kin-kei
|votes = 203
|percentage = 7.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 148
|percentage = 6.9
|change = +6.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |DAB
|swing = +3.4
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|DAB
|candidate = Yeung Wai-foon
|votes = 1,241
|percentage = 50.1
|change = -2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)|Independent Democrats
|candidate = Winfield Chong Wing-fai
|votes = 1,234
|percentage = 49.9
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong |DAB
|swing = -2.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1990s=
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|DAB
|candidate = Yeung Wai-foon
|votes = 1,217
|percentage = 53.0
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party
|candidate = Chan Kwok-leung
|votes = 1,079
|percentage = 47.0
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 138
|percentage = 6.0
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|DAB
|swing = +1.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|DAB
|candidate = Yeung Wai-foon
|votes = 1,113
|percentage = 50.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party
|candidate = Wong King-hong
|votes = 1,054
|percentage = 48.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 59
|percentage = 2.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|DAB
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1980s=
{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Kennedy Town & Mount Davis }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Chow Yin-sum
|votes = 3,431
|percentage = 64.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nonpartisan candidate
|candidate = Yeung Yui-kwan
|votes = 1,877
|percentage = 35.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,554
|percentage = 29.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Nonpartisan politician
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Notes
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Citations
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References
- [http://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2011/eng/results_central_western.html 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110809183835/http://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2007/eng/results_central_western.html 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050321025103/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/dc2003/english/result/result_cw.html 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050905025841/http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/dcelect99/eng/c21_eg.htm 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
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