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 ...

of Hong Kong, represented from 1994 to 2021 by Kam Nai-wai of the Democratic Party 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 20 members, of which the distric ...

. The constituency is loosely based on the

Sheung Wan Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環) is an List of places in Hong Kong, area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central, Hong Kong, Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Weste ...

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 and

Hollywood Road Hollywood Road ( Chinese: 荷李活道) 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 Bai ...

, on the east by

Ladder Street Ladder Street ( zh, t=樓梯街) is a List of streets and roads in Hong Kong, street in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, consisting entirely of steps and landings formed by granite slabs or concrete paving. It was so named beca ...

and Cleverly Street, and on the north by

Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbor, harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. It acts as both a major trading hub and tourist attraction of Hong Kong in general. Lying in ...

. The entrances/exits of

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

Sheung Wan station Sheung Wan is a List of MTR stations, station on the of the Hong Kong MTR network. The station serves the neighbourhood of Sheung Wan and the western part of Central, Hong Kong, Central District. The livery colour of this station is khaki. Th ...

, 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 ( Chinese: 堅道) 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 and Upper Albert Road to the east. The roa ...

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 Sai Wan, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District. Etymology In Cantonese, ''Sai'' ( zh, t=西, labels=no) means "west" and ''Ying Pun'' ( zh, t=營盤, l ...

and Tung Wah.

Councillors represented

The seat has been held by Kam Nai-wai since 1994. A founding member of the Democratic Party, Kam was a lawmaker 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