Peak is one of the 15 constituencies of the Central and Western District Council, Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The seat is currently held by Jeremy Young Chit-on of the Liberal Party.
| Peak | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council | |
 Boundary of Peak in Central & Western District | |
| District | Central & Western |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island West |
| Population | 19,447 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 5,618 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Jeremy Young (Liberal) |
| Created from | Mid Levels East |
The constituency covers the Victoria Peak and Mid-Levels area with the estimated population of 19,447.[3] As of the 2016 Census, the population is 52% Chinese, 23% Filipino and 14% White.
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Louis Leung Wing-on | Independent | 53.24 | |
| 1999 | James Tien Pei-chun | Liberal | 65.26 | |
| 2003 | Mark Lin | Liberal | 54.15 | |
| 2007 | Tanya Chan | Civic | 47.89 | |
| 2011 | Joseph Chan Ho-lim | Liberal | 64.73 | |
| 2015 | 85.28 | |||
| 2017 by-election | Jeremy Young Chit-on | Liberal | 77.77 | |
| 2019 | 68.65 | |||
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jeremy Young Chit-on | 2,422 | 68.65 | −9.15 | |
| 2047 HK Monitor | Thomas Uruma Kuninobu | 1,106 | 31.35 | ||
| Majority | 1,316 | 37.30 | |||
| Turnout | 3,536 | 62.94 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jeremy Young Chit-on | 1,378 | 77.8 | +7.5 | |
| Independent | Edward Chin Chi-kin | 394 | 22.2 | ||
| Majority | 984 | 55.5 | −15.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,780 | 33.4 | −7.4 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Chan Ho-lim | 1,837 | 85.3 | +20.6 | |
| Independent | Chan Shu-moon | 317 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,520 | 70.6 | +41.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,163 | 40.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Chan Ho-lim | 1,505 | 64.7 | +23.8 | |
| Civic | Tanya Chan | 820 | 35.3 | −12.6 | |
| Majority | 685 | 29.4 | +22.4 | ||
| Liberal gain from Civic | Swing | +18.2 | |||
2000s
edit| 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 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Mark Lin | 672 | 54.1 | −11.2 | |
| Independent | Louis Leung Wing-on | 569 | 45.9 | +11.2 | |
| Majority | 103 | 8.2 | −22.4 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Tien Pei-chun | 774 | 65.3 | +34.3 | |
| Independent | Louis Leung Wing-on | 412 | 34.7 | −18.5 | |
| Majority | 362 | 30.6 | +8.4 | ||
| Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +7.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Louis Leung Wing-on | 526 | 52.8 | ||
| Liberal | Chow Kwong-fai | 306 | 30.7 | ||
| HKPA | Tang Ping-wing | 156 | 15.6 | ||
| Majority | 220 | 22.1 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Citations
edit- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Register.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.