Mei Foo South (constituency)

Mei Foo South
Elected Constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council

Outline map

Boundary of Mei Foo South in Sham Shui Po District
Region Sham Shui Po District
Electorate 8,011[1]
Current constituency
Created 2003
Number of members One
Member(s) Wong Tat-tung (DAB)
Created from Mei Foo

Mei Foo South, formerly called Mei Foo, is one of the 21 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Wong Tat-tung of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong winning with a narrow margin in the 2011 election.

Mei Foo South constituency is loosely based on the southeastern area of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Manhattan Hill in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 17,724.[2]

Councillors represented

Mei Foo (1994-2003)

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Joe Wong Tak-chuen Democratic
1999 Tanny Tsang Yau-fat DAB
2003 by-election Joe Wong Tak-chuen Democratic

Mei Foo South (2003 to present)

ElectionMemberParty
2003 Joe Wong Tak-chuen Democratic
2010 Civic
2011 Wong Tat-tung DAB

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Mei Foo South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Wong Tat-tung 2,421 52.3 +3.3
Civic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 2,193 47.4 +0.3
Nonpartisan Judy Tzeng Li-wen 179 3.9
Majority 228 4.9
Turnout 4,849 56.6
DAB hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Mei Foo South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Wong Tat-tung 1,987 49.0
Civic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,908 47.1
Independent Ken Chan Kin-chun 159 3.9
DAB gain from Civic Swing

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Mei Foo South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,493 50.1 -9.3
DAB Wallace Yeung Hon-sing 1,487 49.9 +9.3
Democratic hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Mei Foo South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,936 59.4 +16.1
DAB Yeung Yiu-chung 1,324 40.6 -3.2
Democratic hold Swing
Mei Foo By-election 2003[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 849 43.8 -5.1
DAB Yeung Yiu-chung 840 43.3 -7.1
ADPL Se Kwok-hung 244 12.6
Democratic gain from DAB Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: Mei Foo [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
DAB Tanny Tsang Yau-fat 1,048 50.4
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,017 48.9 -1.5
DAB gain from Democratic Swing
Sham Shui Po District Board Election, 1994: Mei Foo [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Joe Wong Tak-chuen 1,072 50.4
Liberal Cheng Ching-kay 912 42.8
Public Affairs Society Song Wai-kun 129 6.1
Democratic win (new seat)

References

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