Kowloon Tong (constituency)

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Kowloon Tong
Elected Constituency
for the Kowloon City District Council
KowloonTongConstituency.svg
Boundary of Kowloon Tong in Kowloon City District
District Kowloon City
Legislative Council constituency Kowloon Central
Population20,309 (2019) [1]
Electorate7,947 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1991
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Ho Hin-ming (Liberal)
Created from Kowloon Tong & Ma Tau Wai

Kowloon Tong is one of the 25 constituencies in the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Kowloon City District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Ho Hin-ming of the Liberal Party.

Kowloon Tong constituency is loosely based on Kowloon Tong area with an estimated population of 20,309. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1991 Yung Ching-tat Independent
1994 Steven Poon Kwok-lim Liberal
1999 Ho Hin-ming Liberal

Election results

2010s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 2019: Kowloon Tong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ho Hin-ming2,95253.49
Civic Matthew Wan Chung-yin2,56746.51
Majority3856.98
Turnout 5,53769.68
Liberal hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 2015: Kowloon Tong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ho Hin-mingUncontested
Liberal hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 2011: Kowloon Tong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ho Hin-mingUncontested
Liberal hold Swing

2000s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 2007: Kowloon Tong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ho Hin-ming1,33959.9-13.0
Independent Felix Cheung Kwok-bui53924.1
ADPL Tong Yau-tin35716.0
Liberal hold Swing
Kowloon City District Council Election, 2003: Kowloon Tong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ho Hin-ming1,39772.9+8.0
Youth Forum Felix Cheung Kwok-bui52027.1
Liberal hold Swing

1990s

Kowloon City District Council Election, 1999: Kowloon Tong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ho Hin-ming99364.9+14.8
HKPA Chantal Lau Mei-chun51133.4
Liberal hold Swing
Kowloon City District Board Election, 1994: Kowloon Tong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steven Poon Kwok-lim 72438.3
Independent Cheung Man-ping57630.5
Kowloon City ObserversHo Hin-ming56830.1
Liberal hold Swing
Kowloon City District Board Election, 1991: Kowloon Tong [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Yung Tat-chingUncontested
Independent 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 23 April 2013.
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