Jat Min (constituency)

Jat Min
Elected Constituency
for the Sha Tin District Council
Region Sha Tin District
Electorate 8,185[1]
Current constituency
Created 1994
Number of members One
Member(s) Chiu Chu-pong (Independent)

Jat Min is one of the 38 constituencies in the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years.

The Jat Min constituency is loosely based on Jat Min Chuen, Shui Chuen O Estate, Tsok Pok Hang San Tsuen and Shan Ha Wai, with an estimated population of 20,609.[2]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Lam Hong-wah Civil Force
2014 NPP/CF
2011 Yau Man-chun Neo Democrats
2016 Independent

Election results

2010s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2015: Jat Min
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Neo Democrats Yau Man-chun 3,221 66.9 +14.1
NPP (Civil Force) Michael Yip Ka-ming 1,050 21.8 −25.4
BPA Chau Ping-him 541 11.2
Majority 2,171 45.1 −5.2
Turnout 4,812 58.8 +8.5
Neo Democrats hold Swing +19.8
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2011: Jat Min
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Neo Democrats Yau Man-chun 2,296 52.8
Civil Force Lam Hong-wah 2,049 47.2
Majority 247 5.6 −36.4
Turnout 4,345 50.3
Neo Democrats gain from Civil Force Swing

2000s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2007: Jat Min
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Civil Force Lam Hong-wah 2,171 71.0
Frontier Cheung Lai-wah 888 29.0
Majority 1,283 42.0
Civil Force hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2003: Jat Min
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Civil Force Lam Hong-wah uncontested
Civil Force hold Swing

1990s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 1999: Jat Min
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Civil Force Lam Hong-wah uncontested
Civil Force hold Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1994: Jat Min
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Civil Force Lam Hong-wah 1,519 55.1
Independent Miu Kam-to 1,236 44.9
Majority 283 10.8
Civil Force win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "2015 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government.
  2. ↑ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
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