Lek Yuen (constituency)

Lek Yuen is one of the 36 constituencies in the Sha Tin District.

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 East
Population	15,959 (2019)[1]
Electorate	8,545 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit (LSD)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently 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

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Tony Kan Chung-nin	Liberal
	199?		Independent
	2011	Wong Yue-hon	Civil Force
	2014		NPP/CF
	2018		Civil Force
	2019	Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit	LSD

Election results

2010s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2019: Lek Yuen[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	LSD	Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit	3,283	57.33	+13.43
	Civil Force	Wong Yue-hon	2,443	42.67	−13.43
Majority			840	14.66
Turnout			5,759	67.41
	LSD gain from Civil Force		Swing

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2015: Lek Yuen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Civil Force (NPP)	Wong Yue-hon	1,799	56.1	–2.6
	LSD	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

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2011: Lek Yuen[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Civil Force	Wong Yue-hon	1,382	58.83
	LSD	Wong Ho-ming	967	41.17
Majority			415	17.67
	Civil Force gain from Independent		Swing

2000s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2007: Lek Yuen[6]

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

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2003: Lek Yuen[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Tony Kan Chung-nin	Uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

1990s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 1999: Lek Yuen[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Tony Kan Chung-nin	Uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

Sha Tin District Board Election, 1994: Lek Yuen

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)

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. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011.
4. "Election Results". District Council Election 2019. Registration and Electoral Office. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
5. "Election Results - Sha Tin". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
6. "Election Results - Sha Tin". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012.
7. "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
8. "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.