Yan Shing (constituency)
Yan Shing (Chinese: 欣盛) is one of the 18 constituencies in the North District, Hong Kong.
| Yan Shing | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the North District Council | |
 Boundary of Yan Shing in North District | |
| District | North |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories East |
| Population | 19,314 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 14,227 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Lam Shuk-ching (Neo Democrats) |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the North District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Lau Kwok-fan of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.
Yan Shing constituency is loosely based on Yan Shing Court in Fanling with estimated population of 19,314.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Adrian Lau Tak-cheong | Democratic | |
| 2006 | Independent | ||
| 2007 | Lau Kwok-fan | DAB | |
| 2019 | Lam Shuk-ching | Neo Democrats | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Democrats | Lam Shuk-ching | 5,939 | 57.84 | ||
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 4,329 | 42.16 | ||
| Majority | 1,610 | 15.68 | |||
| Turnout | 10,306 | 72.92 | |||
| Neo Democrats gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 4,791 | 83.7 | +6.7 | |
| Democratic | Alexander Yan Wing-lok | 935 | 16.3 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 4,159 | 77.0 | +30.4 | |
| Independent | Adrian Lau Tak-cheong | 1,239 | 23.0 | –30.4 | |
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adrian Lau Tak-cheong | 2,210 | 53.4 | ||
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 1,930 | 46.6 | ||
| Democratic 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.
- "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
- Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
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