Lai Wah (constituency)

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Lai Wah
Elected Constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
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Boundary of Lai Wah in Kwai Tsing District
District Kwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituency New Territories South West
Population15,916 (2019) [1]
Electorate8,686 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant
Created fromWah Fung

Lai Wah is one of the 31 constituencies of the Kwai Tsing District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was created in 2003. Its boundary is loosely based on the Lai Yan Court and Wah Lai Estate.

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Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
2003 Lee Wing-tat Democratic
2007
2011 Chu Lai-ling DAB
2015
2019 Steve Cheung Kwan-kiu→vacant CivicIndependent

Election results

2010s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Lai Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic (PfD)Steve Cheung Kwan-kiu 3,613 56.18
DAB Chu Lai-ling2,81843.82
Majority79512.36
Turnout 6,46074.39
Civic gain from DAB Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Lai Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Chu Lai-lingUnopposed
DAB hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Lai Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Chu Lai-ling 1,923 50.1 +11.4
Democratic Lee Wing-tat 1,58241.2-19.2
People Power (Power Voters) Ray Chan Chi-chuen 3338.7
DAB gain from Democratic Swing +15.3

2000s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Lai Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lee Wing-tat 1,349 60.4 -2.1
DAB Yeung Man-tat88539.6+18.7
Democratic hold Swing -10.4
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2003: Lai Wah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lee Wing-tat 2,310 62.5
DAB Chan Chan-chung77220.9
Nonpartisan Poon Su-kei61516.6
Democratic win (new seat)

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Wah Lai (constituency)

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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.