Mei Foo North (constituency)
| Mei Foo North | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
 Boundary of Mei Foo Northin Sham Shui Po District | |
| Region | Sham Shui Po District |
| Electorate | 7,698[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Ambrose Cheung (Independent) |
| Created from | Ching Lai |
Mei Foo North, formerly called Ching Lai, 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 Ambrose Cheung, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Mei Foo North constituency is loosely based on the northern side of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 16,599.[2]
Councillors represented
Ching Lai (1994–2003)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:LPHK/meta/color" | | 1994 | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | Liberal |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 1994 | Independent | |
Mei Foo North (2003 to present)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 2003 | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | Independent |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,636 | 59.2 | –10.7 | |
| Civic | Joshua Li Chun-hei | 1,816 | 40.8 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 820 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,478 | 55.6 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | –10.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,204 | 69.9 | ||
| Civic | Alpha Keung Chung-yin | 950 | 30.1 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,009 | 62.3 | -18.3 | |
| Independent | Yam Siu-wai | 1,217 | 37.7 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,142 | 80.6 | ||
| Democratic | Chan Kwan-chiu | 491 | 18.5 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | uncontested | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e 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.