title: District Council (First)
text: # District Council (First)
  
  The District Council (First) functional constituency (Chinese: 區議會（第一）功能界別), formerly called District Council until 2012, was a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Its electorate consists of all 431 directly elected members (excluding the 27 ex officio seats held by chairpersons of rural committees) of the 18 District Councils of Hong Kong. Along with Catering, it was created in 2000 to replace the Urban Council and Regional Council constituencies after the councils were abolished. This constituency was abolished in 2021.
  
  ## Members returned
  
  | Election | Member | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2000 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | 198 | 58.41 |
  | 2004 | Lau Wong-fat | Liberal | 267 | 61.24 |
  | 2008 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | 259 | 65.40 |
  | 2012 | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | N/A | N/A |
  | 2016 | Lau Kwok-fan | DAB | N/A | N/A |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2010s
  
  2016 Hong Kong legislative election: District Council (First) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 431 | | |
  | | DAB hold | DAB hold | Swing | | |
  
  2012 Hong Kong legislative election: District Council (First) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DAB | Ip Kwok-him | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 410 | | |
  | | DAB hold | DAB hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2000s
  
  2008 Hong Kong legislative election: District Council :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 259 | 65.40 |
  | | Nonpartisan | Lam Wai-keung | 137 | 34.60 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 30.80 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 396 | 100.00 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 409 | 95.56 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 428 | |
  | | DAB gain from Liberal | DAB gain from Liberal | Swing | |
  
  2004 Hong Kong legislative election: District Council :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Lau Wong-fat | 267 | 61.24 | +2.83 |
  | | Democratic | Cosmas Kwong Kwok-chuen | 126 | 28.90 | |
  | | Nonpartisan | Au Chi-yuen | 43 | 9.86 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 32.34 | |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 436 | 100.00 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 448 | 96.97 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 462 | | |
  | | Liberal gain from DAB | Liberal gain from DAB | Swing | | |
  
  2000 Hong Kong legislative election: District Council :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | DAB | Ip Kwok-him | 198 | 58.41 | |
  | | Liberal | Chiang Sai-cheong | 141 | 41.59 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 16.82 | |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 339 | 100.00 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 354 | 93.65 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 378 | | |
  | | DAB win (new seat) | DAB win (new seat) | DAB win (new seat) | DAB win (new seat) | DAB win (new seat) |
  