Fung Cheung (constituency)

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Fung Cheung
Elected constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
FungCheungConstituency.svg
Boundary of Fung Cheungin Yuen Long District
District Yuen Long
Legislative Council constituency New Territories North West
Population15,976 (2019) [1]
Electorate8,538 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Fung Cheung is one of the 31 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by Democratic Alliance Johnny Mak since its creation in 1994.

Fung Cheung constituency is loosely based on southeastern part of Yuen Long Town, covering Fung Yau Street, Fung Kwan Street, Fung Cheung Road including private residential estates such as Greenfields and Grand Del Sol with estimated population of 15,976. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Johnny Mak Ip-sing→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic
1999 123DA
2003 YLTSWDA
2011 People Power
2012 Democratic Alliance

Election results

2010s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Fung Cheung [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alliance Mak Ip-sing 3,83261.02+3.22
DAB Chong Chin-ming2,44838.98+1.08
Majority1,38422.04
Turnout 6,29273.71
Democratic Alliance hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Fung Cheung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alliance Mak Ip-sing 2,17357.8+3.9
DAB Yu Chung-leung1,42537.9–8.2
Nonpartisan Wong Wai1634.3
Majority74819.9+12.2
Turnout 3,79751.6
Democratic Alliance hold Swing +6.1
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2011: Fung Cheung [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People Power Mak Ip-sing 1,84553.87+3.41
DAB Yu Chung-leung1,58046.13+10.34
Majority2657.74–6.92
People Power hold Swing –3.47

2000s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2007: Fung Cheung [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alliance Mak Ip-sing 1,32550.46–25.27
DAB Yu Chung-leung94035.79+11.22
Liberal Wong Chun-sing36113.75
Majority38514.66–37.71
Democratic Alliance hold Swing –18.25
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2003: Fung Cheung [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alliance Mak Ip-sing 2,02275.73+6.40
DAB So Yun-lam64824.27–6.40
Majority1,37451.46+12.80
Democratic Alliance hold Swing +6.40

1990s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 1999: Fung Cheung [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
123DA Mak Ip-sing 1,69369.33+2.44
DAB Lee Yat-po74930.67–2.44
Majority94438.66+4.88
Democratic Alliance hold Swing +2.44
Yuen Long District Board Election, 1994: Fung Cheung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mak Ip-sing 1,60266.89
DAB Tang Chun-wan79333.11
Majority80933.78
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned on 12 July 2021.

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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "2015 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  4. ↑ "Election Results – Yuen Long". Hong Kong Government. 25 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Election Results – Yuen Long". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Election Results – Yuen Long". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
  8. ↑ "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
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