Lek Yuen (constituency)
| Lek Yuen | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sha Tin District Council | |
 Boundary of Lek Yuen in Sha Tin District | |
| District | Sha Tin |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North East |
| Population | 15,959 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,545 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Lek Yuen (Chinese: 瀝源) is one of the 36 constituencies in the Sha Tin District of Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Jimmy Sham of the League of Social Democrats.
Lek Yuen constituency is loosely based on Lek Yuen Estate with an estimated population of 15,959.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tony Kan Chung-nin | Liberal | |
| 199? | Independent | ||
| 2011 | Michael Wong Yue-hon | Civil Force | |
| 2014 | NPP/CF | ||
| 2018 | Civil Force | ||
| 2019 | Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit→Vacant[a] | LSD | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSD | Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit | 3,283 | 57.33 | +13.43 | |
| Civil Force | Michael Wong Yue-hon | 2,443 | 42.67 | −13.43 | |
| Majority | 840 | 14.66 | |||
| Turnout | 5,759 | 67.41 | |||
| LSD gain from Civil Force | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force (NPP) | Michael Wong Yue-hon | 1,799 | 56.1 | –2.6 | |
| LSD | Raphael Wong Ho-ming | 1,406 | 43.9 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 363 | 12.3 | –5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,248 | 42.5 | |||
| Civil Force hold | Swing | –2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Michael Wong Yue-hon | 1,382 | 58.83 | ||
| LSD | Raphael Wong Ho-ming | 967 | 41.17 | ||
| Majority | 415 | 17.67 | |||
| Civil Force gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tony Kan Chung-nin | 1,604 | 64.42 | ||
| Civic | Fiona Nam Hoi-yan | 841 | 33.78 | ||
| Independent | Lin Leung-ying | 45 | 1.81 | ||
| Majority | 763 | 30.64 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tony Kan Chung-nin | Uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tony Kan Chung-nin | Uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tony Kan Chung-nin | 1,768 | 73.76 | ||
| Independent | Lau Wai-ming | 315 | 13.14 | ||
| Independent | Chan Yuet-hung | 314 | 13.10 | ||
| Majority | 1,453 | 60.62 | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
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.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Election Results". District Council Election 2019. Registration and Electoral Office. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Election Results - Sha Tin". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Election Results - Sha Tin". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
- ^ "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.