Pokfulam (constituency)
Pokfulam is one of the 17 constituencies of the Southern District Council of Hong Kong. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It has been held by Independent Paulus Johannes Zimmerman since the 2010-byelection.
| Pokfulam | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Southern District Council | |
 Boundary of Pokfulam in Southern District | |
| District | Southern |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island |
| Population | 20,748 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 6,450 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1982 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Paulus Johannes Zimmerman (Independent) |
The constituency loosely covers Pokfulam with estimated population of 21,476.[3]
Councillors represented
1982 to 1985
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Kwok Wai-ming | Independent | |
1985 to 1994
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Kwok Wai-ming | Civic Association | Ko Tam-kan | Civic Association | ||
| 1988 | Lee Man-ho | HKAS | ||||
| 1991 | Lai Hok-lim | United Democrats | Independent | |||
1994 to present
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ko Tam-kan | Independent | |
| 2007 | Ronald Chan Ngok-pang | Independent | |
| 2010 by-election | Paulus Johannes Zimmerman | Civic | |
| 2012 | Independent democrat | ||
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Paulus Johannes Zimmerman | 2,547 | 55.97 | −7.03 | |
| DAB | Siu Wai-chung | 1,840 | 40.43 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Maxine Yao Jie-ning | 164 | 3.60 | ||
| Majority | 707 | 15.54 | |||
| Turnout | 4,557 | 70.65 | |||
| Ind. democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Paulus Johannes Zimmerman | 1,952 | 63.0 | –1.2 | |
| Liberal | Jeremy Young Chit-on | 1,144 | 37.0 | ||
| Majority | 808 | 16.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,112 | 53.9 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Paulus Johannes Zimmerman | 1,445 | 64.2 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Yim Kin-ping | 805 | 35.8 | ||
| Majority | 640 | 28.4 | |||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Paulus Johannes Zimmerman | 1,183 | 59.9 | ||
| Independent | Ellis Lau | 792 | 40.1 | ||
| Majority | 491 | 19.8 | |||
| Civic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ronald Chan Ngok-pang | 1,067 | 63.8 | ||
| Independent | Kenith Poon Kin-ming | 605 | 36.2 | ||
| Majority | 462 | 27.6 | N/A | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ko Tam-kan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ko Tam-kan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ko Tam-kan | Unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democrats | Lai Hok-lim | 1,928 | 54.5 | ||
| Independent | Ko Tam-kan | 1,611 | 45.6 | -5.6 | |
| LDF | Kwok Wai-ming | 1,417 | 40.1 | -9.8 | |
| United Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKAS | Lee Man-ho | 1,940 | 64.8 | ||
| Civic | Ko Tam-kan | 1,534 | 51.2 | ||
| Civic | Kwok Wai-ming | 1,495 | 49.9 | ||
| HKAS gain from Civic | Swing | ||||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Kwok Wai-ming | Unopposed | |||
| Civic | Ko Tam-kan | Unoppposed | |||
| Civic hold | Swing | ||||
| Civic win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kwok Wai-ming | 1,454 | 41.1 | ||
| Independent | Ko Tam-kan | 714 | 20.2 | ||
| Independent | Wong Man-kit | 551 | 15.6 | ||
| Independent | Leung Wai-sum | 410 | 11.6 | ||
| Civic | Wong Chi-hung | 296 | 8.4 | ||
| Independent | Choi Cheung-man | 100 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Citations
- "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.
- "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- 李彭廣 (2004). "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 9 March 2013.
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References
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Southern)
- Pokfulam District Council By-election, 2010
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Southern)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Southern)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Southern)
- Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982-1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.
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