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Water Street (constituency)

{{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox constituency

|type= Elected

|name= Water Street

|year= 1994

|abolished=

|parl_name= Central & Western District Council

|member= Vacant

|image=

|map1 = WaterStreet

|map_entity = Central & Western District

|map_size = 250px

|region_label = Legislative Council constituency

|region = Hong Kong Island West

|district=Central & Western

|population = 14,983 (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}}

|elects_howmany= One

|electorate= 7,408 (2019){{cite web|url=https://www.voterregistration.gov.hk/pdf/Age%20and%20Sex%20profile%20of%20registered%20electors%20by%20452%20District%20Council%20Constituency%20Areas%20in%202019PR_A.pdf|title=Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019|work=Register }}

|next=

|previous= Kennedy Town East
Sai Ying Pun West

}}

Water Street is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council in Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years.

The constituency loosely covers the area around the Water Street in Sai Ying Pun with an estimated population of 14,983.{{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=24 March 2011|date=5 September 2011|work=Hong Kong Government}}

Councillors represented

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|ElectionMemberParty%
style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}" |

| 1994

| Lee Kam-hang

| Democratic

| 45.98

style="background-color: {{party color|123 Democratic Alliance}}" |

| 1999

|rowspan=2| Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin

|123DA→Independent

| 52.72

style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| 2003

|Independent

| 51.41

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}" |

| 2007

| rowspan=2| Wong Kin-shing

| rowspan=2| Democratic

| 58.04

style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}}" |

| 2011

| 44.55

style="background-color: {{party color|DABHK}}" |

| 2015

| Yeung Hok-ming

| DAB

| 53.70

style="background-color: {{party color|Victoria Social Association}}" |

| 2019

| Ho Chi-wang→Vacant{{efn|name=resign1|Resigned on 26 May 2021 {{citation needed span|over new oath-taking law.|date=October 2021}}}}

| VSA→Independent

| 59.62

Election results

=2010s=

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent democrat (Hong Kong)

|candidate = Louis Ho Chi-wang

|votes = 3,093

|percentage = 59.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

|candidate = Yeung Hok-ming

|votes = 2,095

|percentage = 40.38

|change = −13.12

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 998

|percentage = 19.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 5,215

|percentage = 70.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Independent democrat (Hong Kong)

|loser = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

|candidate = Yeung Hok-ming

|votes = 1,878

|percentage = 53.7

|change = +13.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)

|candidate = Bonnie Ng Hoi-yan

|votes = 1,619

|percentage = 46.3

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 259

|percentage = 7.4

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 3,559

|percentage = 49.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

|loser = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|candidate = Wong Kin-shing

|votes = 1,353

|percentage = 44.3

|change = -13.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong|DAB

|candidate = Yeung Hok-ming

|votes = 1,241

|percentage = 40.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin

|votes = 443

|percentage = 15.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 112

|percentage = 3.7

|change = -19.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2000s=

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|candidate = Wong Kin-shing

|votes = 1,407

|percentage = 58.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Nonpartisan candidate

|candidate = Stephen Yam Chi-ming

|votes = 777

|percentage = 32.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Huang Han

|votes = 240

|percentage = 9.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 418

|percentage = 22.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|loser = Independent (politician)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin

|votes = 1,327

|percentage = 51.4

|change = -1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = The Frontier (Hong Kong)

|candidate = Robin Wan Joe-yiu

|votes = 1,254

|percentage = 48.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 67

|percentage = 2.8

|change = -2.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Independent (politician)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=1990s=

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = 123 Democratic Alliance

|candidate = Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin

|votes = 1,096

|percentage = 52.7

|change = +16.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)

|candidate = Robin Wan Joe-yiu

|votes = 983

|percentage = 47.3

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 113

|percentage = 5.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = 123 Democratic Alliance

|loser = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Water Street}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party

|candidate = Lee Kam-hang

|votes = 996

|percentage = 46.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = 123 Democratic Alliance

|candidate = Lesilie Spencer Tai Cheuk-yin

|votes = 779

|percentage = 36.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong

|candidate = Chung Yam-cheung

|votes = 391

|percentage = 18.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 217

|percentage = 10.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = DPHK

|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)]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2007/eng/results_central_western.html 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/dc2003/english/result/result_cw.html 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
  • [http://www.elections.gov.hk/elections/dcelect99/eng/c21_eg.htm 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)]
  • {{cite book|last=Louie|first=K. S.|last2=Shum|first2=K. C.|title=Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982–1994|publisher=Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies|year=1995|isbn=962-441-519-6 }}

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