Shap Pat Heung East (constituency)

Shap Pat Heung East (Chinese: 十八鄉東) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

Shap Pat Heung East
Elected Constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Boundary of Shap Pat Heung East in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories West
Population13,766 (2019)[1]
Electorate5,718 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2015
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lee Chun-wai (Independent)
Created fromShap Pat Heung North,
Shap Pat Heung South,
San Tin

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. Shap Pat Heung East constituency is loosely based on eastern part of Shap Pat Heung including Long Shin Estate with estimated population of 13,766.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
2015 Shum Ho-kit Nonpartisan
2019 Lee Chun-wai Action 18

Election results

2010s
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Shap Pat Heung East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PfD Lee Chun-wai 1,838 48.04
Nonpartisan Lam Tim-fook 1,500 39.21
Nonpartisan Wong Pak-yan 488 12.75
Majority 338 8.83
Turnout 3,835 67.13
PfD gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Shap Pat Heung East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nonpartisan Shum Ho-kit Uncontested
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

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