Mei Foo South (constituency)

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Mei Foo South
Elected Constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council
MeiFooSouthConstituency.svg
Boundary of Mei Foo South in Sham Shui Po District
District Sham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituency Kowloon West
Population16,563 (2019) [1]
Electorate9,400 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromMei Foo

Mei Foo South, formerly called Mei Foo, 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 South constituency is loosely based on the southeastern area of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Manhattan Hill in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 16,563. [3]

Councillors represented

Mei Foo (1994–2003)

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Joe Wong Tak-chuen Democratic
1999 Tanny Tsang Yau-fat DAB
2003 by-electionJoe Wong Tak-chuen Democratic

Mei Foo South (2003 to present)

ElectionMemberParty
2003 Joe Wong Tak-chuen Democratic
2007 Democratic→Civic
2011 Wong Tat-tung DAB
2015
2019 Chau Yuen-man→Vacant Civic

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: Mei Foo South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Chau Yuen-man 4,020 56.33 +8.93
DAB Wong Tat-tung3,11743.67−8.63
Majority90312.66
Turnout 7,16076.18
Civic gain from DAB Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Mei Foo South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Wong Tat-tung 2,421 52.3 +3.3
Civic Joe Wong Tak-chuen2,19347.4+0.3
Nonpartisan Judy Tzeng Li-wen1793.9
Majority2284.9
Turnout 4,84956.6
DAB hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Mei Foo South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Wong Tat-tung 1,987 49.0
Civic Joe Wong Tak-chuen1,90847.1
Independent Ken Chan Kin-chun1593.9
DAB gain from Civic Swing

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Mei Foo South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,493 50.1 -9.3
DAB Wallace Yeung Hon-sing1,48749.9+9.3
Democratic hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Mei Foo South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,936 59.4 +16.1
DAB Yeung Yiu-chung 1,32440.6-3.2
Democratic hold Swing
Mei Foo By-election 2003 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen84943.8-5.1
DAB Yeung Yiu-chung 84043.3-7.1
ADPL Se Kwok-hung24412.6
Democratic gain from DAB Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: Mei Foo [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Tanny Tsang Yau-fat 1,048 50.4
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen1,01748.9-1.5
DAB gain from Democratic Swing
Sham Shui Po District Board Election, 1994: Mei Foo [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,072 50.4
Liberal Cheng Ching-kay91242.8
Public Affairs SocietySong Wai-kun1296.1
Democratic 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 20 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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