Wai Ying (constituency)
Wai Ying, formerly called Wai Hoi and Hang Wai, is one of the 31 constituencies in the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong.
Wai Ying | |
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Elected Constituency for the Kwai Tsing District Council | |
Boundary of Wai Ying in Kwai Tsing District | |
District | Kwai Tsing |
Legislative Council constituency | New Territories West |
Population | 19,475 (2019)[1] |
Electorate | 11,038 (2019)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1994 |
Number of members | One |
Member(s) | Sin Ho-fai (Civic) |
Created from | Wai Hoi, Hang Wai |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Kwai Tsing District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by legislative councillor Alice Mak of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.
Wai Ying constituency is loosely based on Tierra Verde, Tivoli Garden and Broadview Garden in Tsing Yi with an estimated population of 19,475.[3]
Councillors represented
Election | Member | Party | |
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1994 | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | Independent | |
2007 | FTU | ||
2019 | Sin Ho-fai | Civic | |
Election results
2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Civic | Sin Ho-fai | 5,194 | 59.88 | +25.78 | |
FTU | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 3,480 | 40.12 | −25.78 | |
Majority | 1,714 | 19.76 | |||
Turnout | 8,703 | 78.85 | |||
Civic gain from FTU | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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FTU | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | Uncontested | |||
FTU hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FTU | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 2,404 | 65.9 | -10.1 | |
Civic | Koo Man-hon | 1,242 | 34.1 | ||
FTU hold | Swing |
2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 2,216 | 76.0 | +5.1 | |
Independent | Fung Siu-ping | 701 | 24.0 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 2,386 | 70.9 | +24.3 | |
Independent | Chan Wai-tong | 981 | 29.1 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alice Mak Mei-kuen | 1,306 | 46.6 | ||
Independent | Alice Ho Pui-yin | 556 | 19.8 | ||
Democratic | Wong Kwong-mo | 535 | 19.1 | ||
TYRA | Tang Yuk-choi | 392 | 14.0 | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
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References
- "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. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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