Wang Yat (constituency)

Wang Yat (Chinese: 宏逸) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years.

Wang Yat
Elected Constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Boundary of Wang Yat in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories West
Population18,418 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,928 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2011
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Mo Kai-hong (Nonpartisan)
Created fromWang King

Wang Yat constituency is loosely based on Grandeur Terrace and part of Tin Yat Estate in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 20,242.[3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
2011 Yiu Kwok-wai FTU
2019 Mo Kai-hong Nonpartisan

Election results

2010s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Wang Yat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nonpartisan Mo Kai-hong 5,100 62.16
FTU Yiu Kwok-wai 2,849 34.73
Nonpartisan Cho Kin-for 204 2.49
Nonpartisan Kwan Ka-lai 51 0.62
Majority 2,251 27.43
Turnout 8,217 68.95
Nonpartisan gain from FTU Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Wang Yat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
FTU Yiu Kwok-wai Uncontested
FTU hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2011: Wang Yat[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
FTU (DAB) Yiu Kwok-wai 2,274 66.82
Democratic Ng Yuk-ying 987 29.00
Nonpartisan Ho Ka-hong 142 4.17
Majority 1,287 37.82
Turnout 3,403 37.72
FTU win (new seat)
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References

  1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (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. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  4. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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