Central and Western District Council election, 2007

Central and Western District Council election, 2007

18 November 2007

15 (of the 19) seats to Central and Western District Council 10 seats needed for a majority Turnout 36.7%   First party Second party   Party Democratic DAB Last election 6 seats, 28.7% 1 seat, 25.2% Seats before 5 1 Seats won 6 3 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 10,021 9,183 Percentage 27.8% 25.5% Swing 0.9% 0.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Civic Liberal Last election New party 2 seats, 1.9% Seats before 0 2 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 795 679 Percentage 2.2% 1.9% Swing N/A 0.1%

Colours on map indicate winning party for each constituency.

The 2007 Central and Western District Council election was held on 18 November 2007 to elect all 15 elected members to the 19-member District Council.^[1]

Overall election results

Before election:

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8	7
Pro-democracy	Pro-Beijing

Change in composition:

↓

7	8
Pro-democracy	Pro-Beijing

Central and Western District Council election result 2007
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Democratic	6	1	0	+1	40.0	27.8	10,021	–0.9
	Independent	4	1	3	–2	26.7	27.2	9,814
	DAB	3	2	0	+2	20.0	25.5	9,183	+0.3
	Democratic Coalition	0	0	0	0	0	13.9	5,009
	Civic	1	1	0	+1	6.7	2.2	795
	Liberal	1	0	1	–1	6.7	1.9	679	–0.1
	New Forum	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	543

Results by constituency

Belcher

Belcher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Victor Yeung Sui-yi	2,135	52.7	+7.4
	DAB	Wong Wang-hong	1,835	45.3	+12.3
	Independent	Peter Fong Siu-wah	79	2.0	N/A
Majority			300	7.4	-2.9
	Democratic hold		Swing

Castle Road

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

Centre Street

Centre Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Sidney Lee Chi-hang	2,013	65.0	+15.3
	Democratic Coalition	Victor Lee Kwok-chuen	1,085	35.0	N/A
Majority			928	30.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Chung Wan

Chung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Yuen Bun-keung	1,107	61.6	-7.9
	DAB	Lee Wai-keung	689	38.9	+7.9
Majority			418	22.7	-7.8
	Democratic hold		Swing

Kennedy Town & Mount Davis

Kennedy Town & Mount Davis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DAB	Chan Hok-fung	1,417	49.0	-1.1
	Democratic Coalition	Winfield Chong Wing-fai	1,269	43.9	-6.0
	Independent	Kwan Kin-kei	203	7.3	N/A
Majority			148	6.9	+6.7
	DAB hold		Swing	+3.4

Kwun Lung

Kwun Lung

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DAB	Ip Kwok-him	2,702	85.0	+35.9
	Nonpartisan	Ho Loy	315	9.9	N/A
	Independent	Jacky Leong Kim-kam	162	5.1	N/A
Majority			2,387	75.1	+73.3
	DAB gain from Frontier		Swing	N/A

Middle Levels East

Mid Levels East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Jackie Cheung Yick-hung	1,370	55.5	+13.3
	Democratic Coalition	Helena Yuen Chan Suk-yee	1,097	45.5	-13.3
Majority			273	10	-2.8
	Independent gain from CWDP		Swing	+12.2

Peak

Peak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Civic	Tanya Chan	795	47.9	N/A
	Liberal	Mark Lin	679	40.9	-13.2
	Independent	Louis Leung Wing-on	186	11.2	-34.7
Majority			116	7.0	-1.2
	Civic gain from Liberal		Swing	+17.4

Sai Wan

Sai Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Chan Tak-chor	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DAB	Lo Yee-hang	1,850	61.3	+14.6
	Independent	Lai Kwok-hung	1,168	38.7	-14.6
Majority			682	24.6
	DAB gain from Independent		Swing

Shek Tong Tsui

Shek Tong Tsui

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Nonpartisan	Chan Choi-hi	1,892	75.2	+15.8
	Democratic Coalition	Kelvin Yim Ka-wing	756	28.5
Majority			1136	46.7	+27.9
	Nonpartisan hold		Swing

Sheung Wan

Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,783	69.3	-1.4
	DAB	Leung Yuen-yee	791	30.7	+1.4
Majority			992	38.6	-2.8
	Democratic hold		Swing

Tung Wah

Tung Wah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Frederick Ho Chun-ki	1,033	60.0	-15.1
	DAB	Siu Ka-yee	690	40.0	+15.1
Majority			343	20.0	-30.2
	Democratic hold		Swing

University

University

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Stephen Chan Chit-kwai	1,420	54.9	N/A
	Democratic Coalition	Lilian Yue Man-tuen	802	31.0	N/A
	Independent	Wu Chor-nam	366	14.1	N/A
Majority			618	23.9	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing

Water Street

Water Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Wong Kin-shing	1,407	58.0	N/A
	Nonpartisan	Stephen Yam Chi-ming	777	32.1	N/A
	Independent	Huang Han	240	9.9	N/A
Majority			418	22.7	N/A
	Democratic gain from Independent		Swing

References

1. "Election Results - Overall Results". Electoral Affairs Commission.