Cheung Shek (constituency)

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Cheung Shek
Elected Constituency
for the Tsuen Wan District Council
CheungShekConstituency.svg
Boundary of Cheung Shek in Tsuen Wan District
District Tsuen Wan
Legislative Council constituency New Territories South West
Population13,060 (2019) [1]
Electorate7,712 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)(Vacant)
Created fromCheung Shan

Cheung Shek, formerly called Cheung Shan, is one of the 17 constituencies in the Tsuen Wan District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Tsuen Wan District Council, with an election every four years.

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Cheung Shek constituency is loosely based on Cheung Shan Estate and part of the Shek Wai Kok Estate with estimated population of 13,351. [3]

Councillors represented

Cheung Shan (1994–2003)

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Hui Chui-fai UFSP
199? DAB
1999 Choy Tsz-man Democratic

Cheung Shek (2003 to present)

ElectionMemberParty
2003 Choy Tsz-man Democratic
2011 Jones Chan Chun-chung DAB
2019 Matthew Lai Man-fai→Vacant Democratic

Election results

2010s

Tsuen Wan District Council Election, 2019: Cheung Shek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Matthew Lai Man-fai 2,857 54.48 +43.48
DAB Jones Chan Chun-chung2,38745.52−16.58
Majority4708.96
Turnout 5,26968.38
Democratic gain from DAB Swing
Tsuen Wan District Council Election, 2015: Cheung Shek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Jones Chan Chun-chung 1,997 62.1 +13.1
Democratic Alliance Aden Wong Chi-shun86426.9
Democratic Chan Ka-wing35311.0–32.8
Majority1,13335.2
Turnout 3,25444.9
DAB hold Swing
Tsuen Wan District Council Election, 2011: Cheung Shek [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Jones Chan Chun-chung 1,768 49.0 +3.7
Democratic Choy Tsz-man1,58143.8-5.6
People Power (The Frontier (2010-))Aden Wong Chi-shun2577.1
DAB gain from Democratic Swing

2000s

Tsuen Wan District Council Election, 2007: Cheung Shek [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Choy Tsz-man 1,565 49.0 -7.4
DAB Jones Chan Chun-chung1,46345.3+19.9
Independent Hui Chui-fai1645.1
Democratic hold Swing
Tsuen Wan District Council Election, 2003: Cheung Shek [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Choy Tsz-man 1,749 56.4 +1.1
DAB Jones Chan Chun-chung1,35043.6+1.5
Democratic win (new seat)

1990s

Tsuen Wan District Council Election, 1999: Cheung Shan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Choy Tsz-man 1,847 57.5 +12.6
DAB Hui Chui-fai1,35042.1-12.4
DAB gain from Democratic Swing
Tsuen Wan District Board Election, 1994: Cheung Shan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Choy Tsz-man 1,295 44.9
UFSP Hui Chui-fai1,56954.5
UFSP win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.