Kowloon Central (2021 constituency)

The Kowloon Central geographical constituency is one of the ten geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system. The constituency covers Kowloon City District and most of Wong Tai Sin District in Kowloon.[3]

Kowloon Central
Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
DistrictKowloon City District
North-western part of Wong Tai Sin District
RegionKowloon
Population778,900[1]
Electorate454,595[2]
Current constituency
Created2021
Number of membersTwo
Member(s)Starry Lee (DAB)
Kitson Yang (Nonpartisan)
Created fromKowloon East (1998)
Kowloon West (1998)

History

The constituency was created under the overhaul of the electoral system imposed by the Beijing government in 2021, replacing the Kowloon City part of the Kowloon West constituency and north-western part of Wong Tai Sin District (all District Council constituencies except covered by Kowloon East) of the Kowloon East constituency used from 1998 to 2021. Constituencies with the same name were also created for the 1991 and 1995 elections in the late colonial period, with different boundaries compared with the 2021 constituency, while the 1991 constituency also elected two seats with each voter having two votes and the same boundary.

Returning members
Election Member Party Member Party
2021 Starry LeeDAB Kitson YangNonpartisan

Election results

2020s
2021 Legislative Council election: Kowloon Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Starry Lee Wai-king 95,976 68.70
Nonpartisan Kitson Yang Wing-kit 35,702 25.56
Nonpartisan Mandy Tam Heung-man 8,028 5.75
Total valid votes 139,706 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,961
Turnout 142,667 31.38
Registered electors 454,595
DAB win (new seat)
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References
  1. "Delineation of Geographical Constituencies of the Seventh Term of the Legislative Council" (PDF). Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
  2. "Distribution of registered electors by geographical constituencies in 2021". Hong Kong Government.
  3. "Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council". Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
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