Shek Yam (constituency)

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Shek Yam
Elected Constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
ShekYamConstituency.svg
Boundary of Shek Yam in Kwai Tsing District
District Kwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituency New Territories South West
Population19,678 (2019) [1]
Electorate12,310 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Shek Yam 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 first created in the 1994 elections. Its boundary is loosely based on the Shek Yam Estate and Ning Fung Court.

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Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Ng Chung-tak Democratic
1999 Li Chi-fai Democratic
2003 Andrew Wan Siu-kin NWSC
2007 NWSC→Democratic
2011 Democratic
2015 Li Sai-lung DAB
2019 Andrew Wan Siu-kin→Vacant [lower-alpha 1] Democratic

Election results

2010s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andrew Wan Siu-kin 4,89156.73+7.23
DAB Li Sai-lung3,73143.27−7.23
Majority1,16013.46
Turnout 8,65470.35
Democratic gain from DAB Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB Li Sai-lung2,90750.5+13.5
Democratic Andrew Wan Siu-kin 2,85349.5–13.5
Majority541.0–25.0
Turnout 5,82949.9
DAB gain from Democratic Swing +13.5
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Andrew Wan Siu-kin 2,89162.98-5.08
DAB Wong Ho-yan1,70037.02+5.08
Majority1,19125.94-10.18
Democratic hold Swing

2000s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NWSC Andrew Wan Siu-kin 3,06268.06+10.85
DAB Lor Hin-wai1,43731.94N/A
Majority1,62536.12+21.70
NWSC hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2003: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NWSC Andrew Wan Siu-kin 2,33257.21N/A
Independent Lui Hok-nang1,74442.79N/A
Majority58814.42N/A
NWSC gain from Democratic Swing N/A

1990s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 1999: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Li Chi-fai1,52461.98+10.54
Independent Lo Yui-chuen93538.02N/A
Majority58923.96+20.52
Democratic hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Board Election, 1994: Shek Yam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ng Chung-tak1,09251.44
Public Affairs SocietyTsui Wing-cheung1,03148.56
Majority613.44(new)
Democratic win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Resigned on 10 May 2021 after being arrested under national security law.

Citations

  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.

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