Provident (constituency)

Provident is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

Provident
Elected Constituency for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Provident in Eastern District
District	Eastern
Legislative Council constituency	Hong Kong Island
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

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

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Wong Kwok-hing	DAB/FTU
	2007	Kwok Wai-keung	Nonpartisan
	2007		FTU/DAB

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Provident

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	FTU	Kwok Wai-keung	Uncontested
	FTU hold		Swing

Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Provident[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	FTU (DAB)	Kwok Wai-keung	Uncontested
	FTU hold		Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Provident[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	DAB	Wong Kwok-hing	2,665	71.8
	Independent	Alan Leung Koon-lun	1,048	28.2
	DAB hold		Swing

1990s

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Provident[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Wong Kwok-hing	Uncontested
	DAB hold		Swing

Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Provident[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Wong Kwok-hing	1,527	84.1
	Liberal	Wong Wing-cheong	242	13.3
	DAB win (new seat)

References

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. 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.