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South Horizons East
Elected constituency
for the Southern District Council
Outline mapBoundary of South Horizons East in Southern District
DistrictSouthern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population14,642 (2019)
Electorate8,461 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1999
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

South Horizons East 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. Since its creation in the 1999 election, the seat was last held by Civic Party James Yu Chun-hei.

South Horizons East constituency is loosely based on the eastern part of the South Horizons in Ap Lei Chau with estimated population of 15,319.

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
1999 Lam Kai-fai Independent
2019 James Yu Chun-hei→Vacant Civic

Election results

2010s

Southern District Council Election, 2019: South Horizons East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic James Yu Chun-hei 3,750 55.89 +16.39
Independent Lam Kai-fai 2,960 44.11 −2.59
Majority 790 11.78
Turnout 6,744 79.71
Civic gain from Independent Swing
Election banners in the 2015 election.
Southern District Council Election, 2015: South Horizons East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Kai-fai 2,180 46.7 –19.5
Civic Kenneth Chan Ka-lok 1,845 39.5 +5.7
Nonpartisan Joseph Au Yuen-fat 643 13.8
Majority 335 7.2
Turnout 4,701 62.7
Independent hold Swing –12.6
Southern District Council Election, 2011: South Horizons East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Kai-fai 2,275 66.2 +9.7
Civic Kwok Wing-hang 1,161 33.8 −6.8
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Southern District Council Election, 2007: South Horizons East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Kai-fai 1,687 56.5 −2.3
Civic William Ngai Wai-wang 1,129 40.6
Independent hold Swing
Southern District Council Election, 2003: South Horizons East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Kai-fai 1,613 58.8
Democratic Fung Wai-kwong 1,128 41.2
Independent hold Swing

1990s

Southern District Council Election, 1999: South Horizons East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Kai-fai 950 55.5
Democratic Cora Chea Yuen-yue 745 43.5
Independent win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Resigned on 9 July 2021.

References

  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. ^ Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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