Kam Ping (constituency)

Kam Ping
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council

Outline map

Boundary of Kam Ping in Eastern District
Region Eastern District
Electorate 9,285[1]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of members One
Member(s) Choy So-yuk (DAB)

Kam Ping is one of the 37 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. Since 1999 election, the seat has been held by Choy So-yuk, senior member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

Kam Ping constituency is loosely based on the area in North Point nearby the Kam Ping Street with estimated population of 16,647.[2]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Chiang Yu-tui Independent
1996 by-election Tsang On-kei Independent
1999 Choy So-yuk Progressive Alliance
2000 DAB

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kam Ping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Kam Ping[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk Uncontested
DAB hold Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Kam Ping[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk 1,804 75.2 +30.7
Independent Chiang Yu-tui 595 24.8
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Kam Ping[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk 1,433 44.5
April Fifth Action Leung Kwok-hung 1,149 35.7
Independent Wong Sing-kwong 636 19.8
DAB hold Swing

1990s

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Kam Ping[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Alliance Choy So-yuk Uncontested
Progressive Alliance gain from Independent Swing
Kam Ping by-election 1996[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tsang On-kei 1,431 51.1
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 778 27.8
Liberal Shek Kwei-chun 573 20.5 -9.7
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Kam Ping[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chiang Yu-tui 1,805 68.2
Liberal Shek Kwei-chun 800 30.2
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  3. 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. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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