Castle Road (constituency)

Castle Road
Elected Constituency for the Central & Western District Council
Boundary of Castle Road in Central & Western District
Region	Central & Western District
Electorate	6,831[1]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Cheng Lai-king (Democratic)

Castle Road is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council.

The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The seat has been held by Cheng Lai-king of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong since its creation in 1994.

The boundary loosely covers the Mid-levels area with estimated population of 18,913.^[2]

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Cheng Lai-king	Democratic Party

Election results

2010s

Central & Western Council Election, 2015: Castle Road

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Cheng Lai-king	1,457	52.6	–6.8
	Liberal	Ng lung-fei	1,311	47.4
Majority			146	5.2	–13.6
Turnout			2,805	41.0
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western Council Election, 2011: Castle Road

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Cheng Lai-king	1,291	59.4	-12.5
	Independent	Pak Fu-hung	881	40.6	N/A
Majority			410	18.8	-25.0
	Democratic hold		Swing

2000s

Central & Western Council Election, 2007: Castle Road

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Cheng Lai-king	1,388	71.9	-1.7
	New Forum	Welson Wu Wing-kuen	543	28.1	N/A
Majority			845	43.8	-3.4
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western Council Election, 2003: Castle Road

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Cheng Lai-king	1,625	73.6	+2.0
	Independent	Chong Wai-por	584	26.4	N/A
Majority			1,041	47.2	+4.0
	Democratic hold		Swing

1990s

Central & Western Council Election, 1999: Castle Road

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Cheng Lai-king	1,014	71.6	+5.1
	DAB	So Lai-sin	402	28.4	N/A
Majority			612	43.2	+10.2
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western Council Election, 1994: Castle Road

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Cheng Lai-king	1,058	66.5	N/A
	DAB	So Lai-sin	532	33.5	N/A
Majority			526	30.0	N/A
	Democratic win (new seat)

Citations

1. "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
2. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

References

• 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982-1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.