Butterfly (constituency)
| Butterfly | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Tuen Mun District Council | |
 Boundary of Butterfly in Tuen Mun District | |
| District | Tuen Mun |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North West |
| Population | 15,982 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 10,234 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Butterfly (Chinese: 蝴蝶) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.
Created for the 1991 District Board elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.
Butterfly loosely covers areas surrounding Butterfly Estate and Siu Shan Court in Tuen Mun with an estimated population of 15,982.
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Yeung Mei-kwong | TMP | |
| 1994 | So Oi-kwan | NTWRA | |
| 199? | DAB | ||
| 2015 | Yeung Chi-hang→Vacant | ADPL | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADPL | Yeung Chi-hang | 4,279 | 60.37 | +4.13 | |
| DAB | Chung Kin-fung | 2,809 | 29.63 | −4.13 | |
| Majority | 1,470 | 30.74 | |||
| Turnout | 7,125 | 69.64 | |||
| ADPL hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADPL | Yeung Chi-hang | 2,505 | 56.24 | ||
| DAB | So Oi-kwan | 1,949 | 43.76 | −8.60 | |
| Majority | 556 | 12.48 | |||
| Turnout | 4,454 | 45.57 | |||
| ADPL gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | So Oi-kwan | 1,934 | 52.36 | −2.05 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tai Yin-chiu | 1,342 | 36.33 | ||
| People Power | Wan Sui-kei | 418 | 11.32 | ||
| Majority | 592 | 16.03 | |||
| Turnout | 3,694 | 36.38 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | So Oi-kwan | 2,097 | 54.41 | −6.59 | |
| ADPL | Yeung Chi-hang | 1,757 | 45.59 | +6.59 | |
| Majority | 340 | 8.82 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | So Oi-kwan | 1,508 | 61.00 | ||
| ADPL | Cheng Ka-lok | 964 | 39.00 | ||
| Majority | 544 | 22.00 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | So Oi-kwan | Unopposed | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTWRA | So Oi-kwan | 1,079 | 55.82 | ||
| ADPL | Cheung Cho-ying | 854 | 44.18 | ||
| Majority | 225 | 11.04 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMP | Yeung Mei-kwong | 2,226 | 57.73 | ||
| NTAS | Wong Kin-hong | 1,630 | 42.27 | ||
| Majority | 596 | 15.46 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
[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). Registration and Electoral Office.