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
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
	1994	Alice Mak Mei-kuen	Independent
	2007		FTU
	2019	Sin Ho-fai	Civic

Election results

2010s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Wai Ying

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Wai Ying

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	FTU	Alice Mak Mei-kuen	Uncontested
	FTU hold		Swing

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Wai Ying[4]

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

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Wai Ying[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Alice Mak Mei-kuen	2,216	76.0	+5.1
	Independent	Fung Siu-ping	701	24.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2003: Wai Ying[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Alice Mak Mei-kuen	2,386	70.9	+24.3
	Independent	Chan Wai-tong	981	29.1
	Independent hold		Swing

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 1999: Wai Hoi[4]

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)

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. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
4. 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.