Kwai Luen (constituency)

Kwai Luen (Chinese: 葵聯) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Kwai Tsing District.

Kwai Luen
Elected Constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
Boundary of Kwai Luen in Kwai Tsing District
DistrictKwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories West
Population13,492 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,699 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2019
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Ng Kim-sing (Democratic)
Created fromHing Fong,
Kwai Hing

Created in 2018 for the 2019 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Kwai Tsing District Council, with an election every four years.

Kwai Luen loosely covers area surrounding Kwai Luen Estate in Kwai Chung. It has projected population of 13,492.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
2019 Ng Kim-sing Democratic

Ng was the member of Kwai Tsing District Council representing Hing Fong Constituency, which is in proximity to this constituency, from 1999 to 2019.

Election results

2010s
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Kwai Luen
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Ng Kim-sing 3,102 57.11
Independent Lok Siu-luen 2,296 42.27
Independent Wu Pik-lung 34 0.63
Majority 806 14.84
Turnout 5,444 70.74
Democratic win (new seat)
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References
  1. "Recommended Constituency Areas Boundary Descriptions" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "Recommended Constituency Areas Boundary Descriptions" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
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