Election Name: | 2003 Central and Western District Council election |
Country: | Hong Kong |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1999 Central and Western District Council election |
Previous Year: | 1999 |
Next Election: | 2007 Central and Western District Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | 15 (of the 19) seats to Central and Western District Council |
Majority Seats: | 10 |
Election Date: | 23 November 2003 |
Turnout: | 43.5% |
Party1: | Democratic Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election1: | 5 seats, 40.9% |
Seats Before1: | 5 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 9,840 |
Percentage1: | 28.7% |
Swing1: | 12.2% |
Party2: | Central and Western Democratic Power |
Last Election2: | New party |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 5,748 |
Percentage2: | 16.7% |
Swing2: | N/A |
Party3: | Liberal Party (Hong Kong) |
Last Election3: | 1 seat, 2.9% |
Seats Before3: | 2 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 672 |
Percentage3: | 2.0% |
Swing3: | 0.9% |
Party4: | Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong |
Last Election4: | 3 seats, 33.4% |
Seats Before4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Popular Vote4: | 8,649 |
Percentage4: | 25.2% |
Swing4: | 8.2% |
Party5: | The Frontier (Hong Kong) |
Last Election5: | Did not run |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 3,123 |
Percentage5: | 9.1% |
Swing5: | N/A |
The 2003 Central and Western District Council election was held on 23 November 2003 to elect all 15 elected members to the 19-member District Council.[1] The pro-democracy camp won a majority of the seats where The Frontier/Civic Act-up legislator Cyd Ho Sau-lan defeated the incumbent Ip Kwok-him of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, who was also a legislator, in Kwun Lung. The majority of the pro-democrats was balanced by 4 appointed members selected by the Chief Executive.
Before election:
7 | 8 | |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |
9 | 6 |
Pro-democracy | Pro-Beijing |