Sheung Wan is one of the 15 constituencies in the

Central and Western District The Central and Western District () located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated re ...

of Hong Kong, represented from 1994 to 2021 by

Kam Nai-wai Kam Nai-wai MH (; born 1960, Hong Kong) is a founding member of the Democratic Party, and was a former member of Central and Western District Council. He is also a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Geographical constituency, ...

of the

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in the

Central and Western District Council The Central and Western District Council is the district council for the Central and Western District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Central and Western District Council currently consists of 15 members, of which the district ...

. The constituency is loosely based on the

Sheung Wan Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as ''Upper Dist ...

area with estimated population of 14,981.

Boundaries

Sheung Wan constituency is roughly based on the northwestern portion of

area, bounded on the west by Wilmer Street, on the south by

Queen's Road West Queen's Road is a collection of roads along the northern coast of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, within the limit of Victoria City. It was the first road in Hong Kong, constructed by the British between 1841 and 1843, spanning across Victori ...

and

Hollywood Road Hollywood Road is a street in Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan, with Wyndham Street, Arbuthnot Road, Ladder Street, Upper Lascar Row, and Old Bailey Street in the vici ...

, on the east by Ladder Street and

Cleverly Street Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as ''Upper Dist ...

, and on the north by

Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental i ...

. The entrances/exits of MTR

Sheung Wan station Sheung Wan is a station on the of the Hong Kong MTR network. The station serves the neighbourhood of Sheung Wan and the western part of Central District. The livery colour of this station is khaki. The station was originally planned in 19 ...

, which are all located east of Cleverly Street, are thus not within the boundaries of the constituency, belonging to the neighbouring Chung Wan constituency instead, as is the eastern part of the Sheung Wan where Infinitus Plaza and Wing On Centre are located. Also, the part of Sheung Wan between Hollywood Road and

Caine Road Caine Road is a road running through Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. It connects Bonham Road to the west (at the junction with Hospital Road and Seymour Road), and Arbuthnot Road, Glenealy, Hong Kong, Glenealy and Upper Albert Road to the east. The road ...

belongs to the Tung Wah constituency. Bordering Sheung Wan are the constituencies of Chung Wan,

Sai Ying Pun Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District. Etymology In Cantonese, ''Sai'' () means "west" and ''Ying Pun'' () means "camp", especially a ...

and Tung Wah.

Councillors represented

The seat has been held by

since 1994. A founding member of the

, Kam was a

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representing the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency from 2008 to 2012.

1982 to 1985

1985 to 1994

1994 to present

Election results

2010s

2000s

1990s

1980s

Notes

Citations

References

2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
* {{Hong Kong Central and Western Council Constituencies Constituencies of Hong Kong 1994 in Hong Kong 1999 in Hong Kong 2003 in Hong Kong 2007 in Hong Kong 2011 in Hong Kong Constituencies of Central and Western District Council 1982 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 1982 Sheung Wan