Provident (constituency)

Provident

Elected constituency
for the Eastern District Council

Boundary of Provident in Eastern District

District| Eastern
Legislative Council constituency| Hong Kong Island East
Population| 20,643 (2019)[1]
Electorate| 9,722 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created| 1994
Number of members| One
Member(s)| Kwok Wai-keung (FTU)
Created from| North Point North

Provident (Chinese: 和富) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Kwok Wai-keung of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions since the 2007 election.

Provident constituency is loosely based on the areas around Provident Centre and Wharf Road in North Point with estimated population of 20,643.[3]

## Councillors represented

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Election | Member | Party | %

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| 1994 | Wong Kwok-hing | DAB/FTU | 86.32
| 1999 | N/A
| 2003 | 71.77
| 2007 | Kwok Wai-keung | Independent→FTU/DAB | 89.83
| 2011 | FTU/DAB | N/A
| 2015 | N/A
| 2019 | 49.68

## Election results

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### 2010s

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Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Provident  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FTU | Kwok Wai-keung | 3,229  | 49.68  |
| Nonpartisan | Duncann Chan  | 3,181  | 48.94  |
| ASEA | Andrew Lam Sze-nam  | 90  | 1.38  |
Majority | 48  | 0.74  |
Turnout | 6,523  | 67.10  |
| FTU hold | Swing |  |
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Provident  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FTU | Kwok Wai-keung | Uncontested |  |
| FTU hold | Swing |  |
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Provident[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| FTU (DAB)  | Kwok Wai-keung | Uncontested |  |
| FTU hold | Swing |  |

### 2000s

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Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Provident[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Nonpartisan | Kwok Wai-keung | 2,527  | 89.8  |
| Independent | Chong Chung-hing  | 286  | 10.2  |
| Nonpartisan gain from DAB | Swing |  |
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Provident[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DAB | Wong Kwok-hing | 2,665  | 71.8  |
| Independent | Alan Leung Koon-lun  | 1,048  | 28.2  |
| DAB hold | Swing |  |

### 1990s

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Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Provident[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DAB | Wong Kwok-hing | Uncontested |  |
| DAB hold | Swing |  |
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Provident[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| DAB | Wong Kwok-hing | 1,527  | 84.1  |
| Liberal | Wong Wing-cheong  | 242  | 13.3  |
| DAB win (new seat)

## References

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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). Registration and Electoral Office.
3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
4. ^ a b c d e Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

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Eastern District Council (35)

Civic (4)|

* Fei Tsui
* Kam Ping
* Kornhill
* Kornhill Garden

Democratic (4)|

* Aldrich Bay
* Nam Fung
* Tai Koo Shing West
* Upper Yiu Tung

Labour (2)|

* Lower Yiu Tung
* Sai Wan Ho

LSD (1)|

* Lok Hong

DAB (1)|

* Mount Parker

FTU (1)|

* Provident

Liberal (1)|

* Braemar Hill

Independent (21)|

* A Kung Ngam
* City Garden
* Fort Street
* Fortress Hill
* Healthy Village
* Heng Fa Chuen
* Hing Man
* Hing Tung
* Kai Hiu
* King Yee
* Lei King Wan
* Quarry Bay
* Shaukeiwan
* Siu Sai Wan
* Tai Koo Shing East
* Tanner
* Tsui Tak
* Tsui Wan
* Wan Tsui
* Yan Lam
* Yue Wan

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