Wai Ying (constituency)

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Wai Ying
Elected Constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
WaiYingConstituency.svg
Boundary of Wai Ying in Kwai Tsing District
District Kwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituency New Territories South West
Population19,475 (2019) [1]
Electorate11,038 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant
Created fromWai Hoi, Hang Wai

Wai Ying, formerly called Wai Hoi and Hang Wai, is one of the 31 constituencies in the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Kwai Tsing District Council, with an election every four years. Wai Ying constituency is loosely based on Tierra Verde, Tivoli Garden and Broadview Garden in Tsing Yi with an estimated population of 19,475. [3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Alice Mak Mei-kuen Independent
2007 FTU
2019 Henry Sin Ho-fai→vacant Civic
2020 Independent

Election results

2010s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Wai Ying
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Henry Sin Ho-fai5,19459.88+25.78
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 3,48040.12−25.78
Majority1,71419.76
Turnout 8,70378.85
Civic gain from FTU Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Wai Ying
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen Uncontested
FTU hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Wai Ying [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2,40465.9-10.1
Civic Koo Man-hon1,24234.1
FTU hold Swing

2000s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Wai Ying [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2,21676.0+5.1
Independent Fung Siu-ping70124.0
Independent hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2003: Wai Ying [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2,38670.9+24.3
Independent Chan Wai-tong98129.1
Independent hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 1999: Wai Hoi [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alice Mak Mei-kuen 1,30646.6
Independent Alice Ho Pui-yin55619.8
Democratic Wong Kwong-mo53519.1
TYRA Tang Yuk-choi39214.0
Independent 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). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 22 April 2013.