Heng Fa Chuen (constituency)

Heng Fa Chuen is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District.

Heng Fa Chuen
Elected constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Heng Fa Chuen in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population18,597 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,641 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1991
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Wong Kwok-hing of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.

Heng Fa Chuen constituency is loosely based on Heng Fa Chuen with estimated population of 18,597.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty%
1991 Manuel Chan Tim-shing Independent→Democratic 51.68
1994 Democratic→Citizens 53.52
1999 Citizens→Independent 59.12
2003 Independent 64.24
2007 55.86
2011 Stanley Ho Ngai-kam FTU 57.24
2015 58.02
2019 Christine Wong Yi→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] Independent 56.41

Election results

2010s
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Heng Fa Chuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christine Wong Yi 5,323 56.41
FTU Stanley Ho Ngai-kam 4,114 43.59 −14.41
Majority 1,209 12.82
Turnout 9,463 81.29
Independent gain from FTU Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Heng Fa Chuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FTU Stanley Ho Ngai-kam 3,642 58.0 +0.8
Independent Chow Wing-yee 2,025 32.3
Independent Yeung Wai-hong 610 9.7
Majority 1,617 25.7
Turnout 6,277 59.0
FTU hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Heng Fa Chuen[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FTU Stanley Ho Ngai-kam 2,577 57.2
Independent Manuel Chan Tim-shing 1,925 42.8 −13.1
Majority 652 14.4
Turnout 4,502 44.5
FTU gain from Independent Swing

2000s
Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Heng Fa Chuen[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Manuel Chan Tim-shing 2,188 55.9 −8.3
DAB Ng King-wah 1,729 44.1
Majority 459 11.8
Independent hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Heng Fa Chuen[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Manuel Chan Tim-shing 2,553 64.2 +5.1
Independent Lau Kwok-wah 1,421 35.8
Majority 1,132 28.4
Independent hold Swing

1990s
Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Heng Fa Chuen[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Manuel Chan Tim-shing 2,072 59.1 +5.6
DAB Tse Chi-yung 1,433 40.9 −5.6
Majority 639 18.2
Citizens hold Swing +5.6
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Heng Fa Chuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Manuel Chan Tim-shing 1,855 53.5 +1.8
DAB Chao Shing-kie 1,611 46.5
Majority 244 7.0
Democratic hold Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1991: Heng Fa Chuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Manuel Chan Tim-shing 1,340 51.7
Independent William Leung King-wai 677 26.1
Independent Chan Ting-lai 576 22.2
Majority 663 25.6
Independent win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Resigned on 31 March 2021 over new oath-taking law.

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. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  4. "Election Results - Eastern". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
  5. "Election Results - Eastern". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
  7. "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
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