Yan Shing (constituency)
| Yan Shing | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the North District Council | |
 Boundary of Yan Shing in North District | |
| District | North |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories East |
| Population | 19,314 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 14,227 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Lam Shuk-ching (Neo Democrats) |
Yan Shing (Chinese: 欣盛) is one of the 18 constituencies in the North District, Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the North District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Lau Kwok-fan of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.
Yan Shing constituency is loosely based on Yan Shing Court in Fanling with estimated population of 19,314.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:DPHK/meta/color" | | 2003 | Adrian Lau Tak-cheong | Democratic |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | | 2006 | Independent | |
| style="background-color: Template:DABHK/meta/color" | | 2007 | Lau Kwok-fan | DAB |
| style="background-color: Template:Neo Democrats/meta/color" | | 2019 | Lam Shuk-ching | Neo Democrats |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Democrats | Lam Shuk-ching | 5,939 | 57.84 | ||
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 4,329 | 42.16 | ||
| Majority | 1,610 | 15.68 | |||
| Turnout | 10,306 | 72.92 | |||
| Neo Democrats gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 4,791 | 83.7 | +6.7 | |
| Democratic | Alexander Yan Wing-lok | 935 | 16.3 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 4,159 | 77.0 | +30.4 | |
| Independent | Adrian Lau Tak-cheong | 1,239 | 23.0 | –30.4 | |
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Adrian Lau Tak-cheong | 2,210 | 53.4 | ||
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | 1,930 | 46.6 | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 21 April 2013.