Lai Kok (constituency)

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Lai Kok
Elected Constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council
LaiKokConstituency.svg
Boundary of Lai Kok in Sham Shui Po District
District Sham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituency Kowloon West
Population13,067 (2019) [1]
Electorate9,522 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created from Cheung Sha Wan
Nam Cheong Central
Nam Cheong West

Lai Kok is one of the 25 constituencies of the Sham Shui Po District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. The boundary is loosely based on the area of Lai Kok Estate.

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Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Eric Wong Chung-ki ADPL
1999 Democratic
2003 by-electionTracy Lai Wai-lan ADPL
2003 Frederick Fung Kin-kee ADPL
2015 Chan Wing-yan DAB/FTU
2019 Li Kwing→Vacant ADPL

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Li Kwing3,59254.07+7.07
FTU (DAB) Chan Wing-yan 3,05145.93−2.97
Majority5418.14
Turnout 6,67270.09
ADPL gain from FTU Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DAB (FTU) Chan Wing-yan 2,53148.9+7.4
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 2,43247.0–5.1
Nonpartisan Eric Wong Chung-ki2154.2
Majority991.9–8.7
Turnout 5,22458.1
DAB gain from ADPL Swing +6.3
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 2,52852.05+1.02
FTU (DAB)Fan Kwok-fai2,01541.49−7.48
People Power Chiu Chik-tung2394.92
Nonpartisan Chung Wing-yuen751.54
Majority51310.56+8.50
ADPL hold Swing +8.50

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 2,11551.03−19.94
DAB (FTU)Fan Kwok-fai2,03048.97+19.94
Majority852.06−39.88
ADPL hold Swing −39.88
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 3,26870.97
FTU (DAB)Fan Kwok-fai1,33729.03
Majority1,93741.94
ADPL hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council by-Election, 2003: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Tracy Lai Wai-lan3,06465.6
FTU (DAB)Fan Kwok-fai1,60634.4
Majority1,45831.2
ADPL gain from Democratic Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Eric Wong Chung-ki1,78240.15−16.06
ADPL Lee Wai-ho1,55735.08
Nonpartisan Chan Keng-chau1,09924.76
Majority2255.07
Democratic hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1994: Lai Kok
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ADPL Eric Wong Chung-ki1,49056.21
Nonpartisan Ho Kam-tong1,16143.79
Majority32912.42(new)

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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.