Yuen Lung (constituency)
| Yuen Lung | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Yuen Long District Council | |
 Boundary of Yuen Lungin Yuen Long District | |
| District | Yuen Long |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North West |
| Population | 13,761 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,135 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2015 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Fung Cheung Yuen Long Centre |
Yuen Lung (Chinese: 元龍) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years.
Yuen Lung constituency is loosely based on southeastern part of Yuen Long Town, covering Sun Yuen Long Centre and YOHO Town with estimated population of 13,959.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wong Wai-shun | NPP | |
| 2019 | BPA | ||
| 2019 | Tommy Cheung Sau-yin →Vacant[a] | Nonpartisan | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cheung Sau-yin | 3,177 | 58.13 | ||
| BPA | Wong Wai-shun | 2,281 | 41.74 | −46.24 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Chow Lok-ning | 7 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 896 | 16.39 | |||
| Turnout | 5,480 | 76.83 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from BPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Wong Wai-shun | 2,651 | 88.0 | ||
| BPA | Chong Kin-shing | 362 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,289 | 76.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,285 | 54.2 | |||
| NPP win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Resigned on 22 October 2021 for health reasons.
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.
| Democratic (7) | |
|---|---|
| TSWC (4) | |
| Action 18 (2) | |
| DA (2) | |
| Civ Passion (1) | |
| Independent (24) | |
Ex-officio members: Independent (6) (Ha Tsuen Rural Committee, Kam Tin Rural Committee, Pat Heung Rural Committee, Ping Shan Rural Committee, Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee, San Tin Rural Committee) | |
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