Old Market & Serenity (constituency)

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Old Market & Serenity
Elected Constituency
for the Tai Po District Council
OldMarket&SerenityConstituency.svg
Boundary of Old Market & Serenity in Tai Po District
District Tai Po
Legislative Council constituency New Territories North East
Population17,381 (2019) [1]
Electorate9,996 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lau Yung-wai (Independent)

Old Market & Serenity is one of the 19 constituencies in the Tai Po District.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Tai Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Lau Yung-wai.

Old Market & Serenity constituency is loosely based on private apartments in Tai Po Old Market and Serenity Park with estimated population of 15,455. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Irene Luk Ngai-ling Liberal
1999 Wong Chun-wai Democratic
2010 Neo Democrats
2011 Cheung Kwok-wai DAB
2015 Lau Yung-wai Independent democrat

Election results

2010s

Tai Po District Council Election, 2019: Old Market & Serenity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. democrat Lau Yung-wai 5,383 69.97 +13.88
NPP (Civil Force)Lau Man-kit2,31030.03
Majority3,07339.94
Turnout 7,71977.26
Ind. democrat hold Swing
Tai Po District Council Election, 2015: Old Market & Serenity [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lau Yung-wai 2,170 56.09
DAB Cheung Kwok-wai1,69943.91-9.29
Majority47112.17
Turnout 3,86951.70+17.6
Independent gain from DAB Swing

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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. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of District Council Constituency Areas". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. "2015 District Councils Election - Election Results (Tai Po)". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.