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Southorn
Elected constituency
for the Wan Chai District Council
Outline mapBoundary of Southorn in Wan Chai District
DistrictWan Chai
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population14,665 (2019)
Electorate5,060 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lee Pik-yee (Independent)

Southorn is one of the 13 constituencies in the Wan Chai District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wan Chai District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Independent Lee Pik-yee.

Southorn constituency is loosely based on Southorn Playground, Spring Garden Lane, Lee Tung Street and Hopewell Centre area of Wan Chai, covering the section of the Hennessy Road, Johnston Road, Queen's Road East, Kennedy Road, Bowen Road, and Magazine Gap Road in Wan Chai with estimated population of 14,665.

Councillors represented

Election Member Party %
1994 Peggy Lam Pei Independent 67.91
1999 N/A
2003 King Mary Ann Pui-wai Civic Act-up 60.69
2007 Lee Pik-yee Independent 59.57
2011 83.20
2015 77.00
2019 52.00

Election results

2010s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2019: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee 1,790 52.00
Independent Chris Chan Kam-shing 1,652 48.00
Majority 138 4.00
Turnout 3,451 68.22
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2015: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee 1,463 75.6 –7.6
Nonpartisan Yeung Yau-fung 437 23.0
Majority 1,026 52.6 –13.8
Turnout 1,920 40.6
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2011: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee 1,604 83.2 +23.6
PfD Chung Chor-kit 324 16.8
Majority 1,280 66.4 +38.6
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 2007: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lee Pik-yee 1,080 59.6
Civic Act-up Kellogg Ngai 577 31.8 −28.9
Independent Wong Kwok-hong 156 8.6
Independent gain from Civic Act-up Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 2003: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Act-up King Mary Ann Pui Wai 911 60.7
DAB Lau Pui-shan 590 39.3
Civic Act-up gain from Independent Swing

1990s

Wan Chai District Council Election, 1999: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peggy Lam Pei uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Wan Chai District Council Election, 1994: Southorn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peggy Lam Pei 1,297 67.4
Democratic Chan Miu-tak 511 26.6
Independent Ho Ka-cheung 102 5.3
Independent win (new seat)

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 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 23 April 2013.
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