Hong Kong Island West (2021 constituency)

The Hong Kong Island West geographical constituency is one of the ten geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system. The constituency covers Central and Western Districts and Southern District of Hong Kong Island and Islands District in the New Territories.^[3]

Hong Kong Island West
Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Boundary of Hong Kong Island West in Hong Kong
District	Central and Western District Southern District Islands District
Region	Hong Kong Island New Territories
Population	698,900[1]
Electorate	374,795[2]
Current constituency
Created	2021
Number of members	Two
Member(s)	Regina Ip (NPP) Chan Hok-fung (DAB)
Created from	Hong Kong Island New Territories West (1998)

History

The constituency was created under the overhaul of the electoral system imposed by the Beijing government in 2021, replacing Central and Western District and Southern District in the Hong Kong Island constituency and Islands District in the New Territories West constituency used from 1998 to 2021. Constituencies with the same name were also created for the 1991 and 1995 elections in the late colonial period, while the 1991 constituency also elected two seats with each voter having two votes with a similar boundary.

Returning members

Election	Member		Party	Member		Party
2021		Regina Ip	NPP		Chan Hok-fung	DAB

Election results

2020s

2021 Legislative Council election: Hong Kong Island West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NPP	Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee	65,694	59.52
	DAB	Chan Hok-fung	36,628	33.18
	Ind. democrat	Fong Lung-fei	8,058	7.30
Total valid votes			110,380	100.00
Rejected ballots			2,379
Turnout			112,759	30.09
Registered electors			374,795
	NPP win (new seat)
	DAB win (new seat)