Wah Lai (constituency)
| Wah Lai | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Kwai Tsing District Council | |
 Boundary of Wah Lai in Kwai Tsing District | |
| District | Kwai Tsing |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories South West |
| Population | 16,580 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,687 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | vacant |
Wah Lai (Chinese: 華麗) is one of the 31 constituencies of the Kwai Tsing District, returning one member to the Kwai Tsing District Council every four years. It was first created in 2007.
Loosely based on Lai Yiu Estate, Wah Yuen Chuen and Wonderland Villas in Lai King, the constituency has an estimated population of 16,580 as of 2019.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wong Yiu-chung | Independent | |
| 2012 | BPA | ||
| 2019 | Sin Chung-kai→vacant | Democratic | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sin Chung-kai | 3,469 | 51.93 | ||
| BPA | Wong Yiu-chung | 2,998 | 44.88 | −23.83 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tam Yam-chi | 152 | 2.28 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Yuen Kowk-ki | 44 | 0.66 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Christabel Donna Tai Pui-shan | 17 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 7.05 | |||
| Turnout | 6,706 | 69.26 | |||
| Democratic gain from BPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | Wong Yiu-chung | 2,130 | 68.71 | ||
| Independent | Yuen Kowk-ki | 707 | 22.81 | ||
| Independent | Christabel Donna Tai Pui-shan | 263 | 8.48 | ||
| Majority | 1,423 | 45.90 | |||
| Turnout | 3,100 | 34.32 | |||
| BPA hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wong Yiu-chung | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wong Yiu-chung | 1,776 | 76.98 | ||
| Independent | Yuen Kwok-li | 304 | 13.18 | ||
| LYECA | Carl Ching Lok-suen | 277 | 12.01 | ||
| Majority | 1,472 | 63.80 | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Kwai Tsing)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Kwai Tsing)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Kwai Tsing)