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. The

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won a majority of the seats where The Frontier/

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legislator

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defeated the incumbent

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of the

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, who was also a legislator, in Kwun Lung. The majority of the pro-democrats was balanced by 4 appointed members selected by the

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Overall election results

Before election: Change in composition:

Results by constituency

Belcher

Castle Road

Centre Street

Chung Wan

Kennedy Town & Mount Davis

Kwun Lung

Middle Levels East

Peak

Sai Wan

Sai Ying Pun

Shek Tong Tsui

Sheung Wan

Tung Wah

University

Water Street

References

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