Mei Foo North (constituency)

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Mei Foo North
Elected Constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council
MeiFooNorthConstituency.svg
Boundary of Mei Foo North in Sham Shui Po District
District Sham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituency Kowloon West
Population15,847 (2019) [1]
Electorate8,765 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromChing Lai

Mei Foo North, formerly called Ching Lai, is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years.

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Mei Foo North constituency is loosely based on the northern side of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 15,847. [3]

Councillors represented

Ching Lai (1994–2003)

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum Liberal→Independent
1999 Independent
2003

Mei Foo North (2003 to present)

ElectionMemberParty
2003 Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum Independent
2007
2011
2015
2019 Joshua Li Chun-hei→Vacant Civic→Independent

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: Mei Foo North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Joshua Li Chun-hei4,15462.06+21.26
Nonpartisan Virginia Lee Wing-cheung1,34720.12
Independent Law Siu-yin1,19317.82
Majority2,80741.94
Turnout 6,72276.70
Civic gain from Independent Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Mei Foo North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 2,63659.2–10.7
Civic Joshua Li Chun-hei1,81640.8+10.7
Majority82018.4
Turnout 4,47855.6
Independent hold Swing –10.7
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Mei Foo North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 2,20469.9
Civic Alpha Keung Chung-yin95030.1
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Mei Foo North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Mei Foo North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 2,00962.3-18.3
Independent Yam Siu-wai1,21737.7
Independent hold Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: Ching Lai [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum 2,14280.6
Democratic Chan Kwan-chiu49118.5
Independent hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Board Election, 1994: Ching Lai [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum uncontested
Liberal 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). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  3. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 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.
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