Belcher (constituency)

Belcher

Elected constituency
for the Central & Western District Council

Boundary of Belcher in Central & Western District

District| Central & Western
Legislative Council constituency| Hong Kong Island West
Population| 20,077 (2019)[1]
Electorate| 10,321 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created| 1994
Number of members| One
Member(s)| Victor Yeung Sui-yin (Democratic)
Created from| Kennedy Town East
Sai Ying Pun West

Belcher  is one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Central and Western District Council, with an election every four years.

Belcher constituency is loosely based on the area around The Belcher's in Shek Tong Tsui with estimated population of 20,077.[3]

## Councillors represented

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Election | Member | Party | %

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| 1994 | Hung Wing-tat  | Democratic | N/A
| 1999 | Wong Chit-man  | DAB | 52.17
| 2003 | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | Democratic | 45.31
| 2007 | 52.73
| 2011 | Malcolm Lam Wai-wing  | Independent | 47.96
| 2015 | David Yip Wing-shing  | Independent | 50.73
| 2019 | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | Democratic | 52.66

## Election results

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### 2010s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 4,002  | 52.66  |
| Independent | David Yip Wing-shing  | 3,521  | 46.34  | −4.37
| Nonpartisan | Fung King-yin  | 76  | 1.00  |
Majority | 479  | 6.32  |
Turnout | 7,617  | 73.81  |
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nonpartisan | David Yip Wing-shing  | 2,397  | 50.7  |
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 2,328  | 49.3  | +2.2
Majority | 69  | 1.4  | –3.5
Turnout | 4,786  | 49.4  |
| Nonpartisan gain from Independent | Swing |  |
Victor Yeung Sui-yin's election poster in the 2011 election. Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Independent | Malcolm Lam Wai-wing  | 1,968  | 48.0  | N/A
| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 1,935  | 47.1  | −5.6
| People Power | William Wong Ka-lok  | 201  | 4.9  | N/A
Majority | 33  | 0.9  |
| Independent gain from Democratic | Swing |  |

### 2000s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 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 |  |
Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 1,937  | 45.3  |
| DAB | Wong Chit-man  | 1,497  | 35.0  | −17.2
| Independent | Lam Kee-shing  | 841  | 19.7  | −28.1
Majority | 440  | 10.3  | +5.9
| Democratic gain from DAB | Swing | +5.2  |

### 1990s

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Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DAB | Wong Chit-man  | 1,262  | 52.2  | N/A
| Democratic | Lam Kee-shing  | 1,157  | 47.8  | N/A
Majority | 105  | 4.4  | N/A
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing |  |
Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Belcher  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Hung Wing-tat  | uncontested  |  |
| Democratic win (new seat)

## Citations

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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). Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2013.

## References

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* 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)

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