Kam Ying (constituency)
| Kam Ying | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sha Tin District Council | |
 Boundary of Kam Ying in Sha Tin District | |
| District | Sha Tin |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories South East |
| Population | 16,942 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,639 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Kam Ying is one of the 41 constituencies in the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years.
The Kam Ying constituency is loosely based on Kam Ying Court, Park Belvedere and part of Sunshine City in Ma On Shan, with an estimated population of 16,942.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Wong Kwok-hung | Nonpartisan→Frontier | |
| 1999 | Frontier→Nonpartisan | ||
| 2003 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 2007 by-election | Tong Po-chun | Nonpartisan | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | Nonpartisan→BPA | ||
| 2015 | Ting Tsz-yuen | Democratic→Community Sha Tin | |
| 2019 | Ting Tsz-yuen→Vacant[a] | Community Sha Tin | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Sha Tin | Ting Tsz-yuen | 4,775 | 53.46 | 21.96 | |
| DAB | Choi Wai-shing | 3,401 | 46.54 | ||
| Independent | Lee Kin-hang | 530 | 5.93 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Law Siu-chung | 226 | 2.53 | ||
| Majority | 1,374 | 6.92 | |||
| Turnout | 8,954 | 76.95 | |||
| Community Sha Tin hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ting Tsz-yuen | 1,612 | 31.50 | ||
| Independent (BPA) | Tong Po-chun | 1,442 | 28.18 | −47.96 | |
| Nonpartisan | Law Siu-chun | 1,176 | 22.98 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Li Po-mui | 888 | 17.35 | ||
| Majority | 170 | 3.32 | |||
| Turnout | 5,118 | 48.59 | |||
| Democratic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tong Po-chun | 3,134 | 76.14 | 17.44 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wong Kwok-hung | 982 | 23.86 | ||
| Majority | 2,125 | 52.28 | |||
| Turnout | 4,116 | 41.54 | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tong Po-chun | 2,163 | 58.70 | 8.15 | |
| Frontier | Wong Huk-kam | 1,522 | 41.30 | 18.55 | |
| Majority | 641 | 7.40 | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Tong Po-chun | 1,704 | 50.55 | ||
| Frontier | Wong Huk-kam | 767 | 22.75 | −55.40 | |
| Democratic | Chan Ming-hung | 557 | 16.52 | ||
| Liberal | Wong Shun-loy | 343 | 10.18 | ||
| Majority | 937 | 27.80 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Wong Kwok-hung | 3,441 | 78.15 | 27.81 | |
| DAB | Tsang Hin-wai | 962 | 21.85 | −27.81 | |
| Majority | 2,497 | 56.30 | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | 27.81 | |||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Wong Kwok-hung | 1,392 | 50.34 | −1.83 | |
| DAB | Tung Wai-ming | 1,373 | 49.66 | ||
| Majority | 19 | 0.68 | |||
| Frontier hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Wong Kwok-hung | 1,345 | 52.17 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chan Chok-dim | 1,233 | 47.83 | ||
| Majority | 112 | 4.34 | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 31 May 2021 over new oath-taking laws.
References
[edit]- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.