Mei Foo South (constituency)
| Mei Foo South | |
|---|---|
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Elected Constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
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Boundary of Mei Foo South in Sham Shui Po District | |
| Region | Sham Shui Po District |
| Electorate | 8,011[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Wong Tat-tung (DAB) |
| Created from | Mei Foo |
Mei Foo South, formerly called Mei Foo, is one of the 21 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Wong Tat-tung of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong winning with a narrow margin in the 2011 election.
Mei Foo South constituency is loosely based on the southeastern area of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Manhattan Hill in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 17,724.[2]
Councillors represented
Mei Foo (1994-2003)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | Democratic | |
| 1999 | Tanny Tsang Yau-fat | DAB | |
| 2003 by-election | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | Democratic | |
Mei Foo South (2003 to present)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | Democratic | |
| 2010 | Civic | ||
| 2011 | Wong Tat-tung | DAB | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Tat-tung | 2,421 | 52.3 | +3.3 | |
| Civic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 2,193 | 47.4 | +0.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judy Tzeng Li-wen | 179 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 228 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,849 | 56.6 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Tat-tung | 1,987 | 49.0 | ||
| Civic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,908 | 47.1 | ||
| Independent | Ken Chan Kin-chun | 159 | 3.9 | ||
| DAB gain from Civic | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,493 | 50.1 | -9.3 | |
| DAB | Wallace Yeung Hon-sing | 1,487 | 49.9 | +9.3 | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,936 | 59.4 | +16.1 | |
| DAB | Yeung Yiu-chung | 1,324 | 40.6 | -3.2 | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 849 | 43.8 | -5.1 | |
| DAB | Yeung Yiu-chung | 840 | 43.3 | -7.1 | |
| ADPL | Se Kwok-hung | 244 | 12.6 | ||
| Democratic gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Tanny Tsang Yau-fat | 1,048 | 50.4 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,017 | 48.9 | -1.5 | |
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,072 | 50.4 | ||
| Liberal | Cheng Ching-kay | 912 | 42.8 | ||
| Public Affairs Society | Song Wai-kun | 129 | 6.1 | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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