Wong Uk (constituency)
Wong Uk is one of the 41 constituencies in the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong.
| Wong Uk | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Sha Tin District Council | |
 Boundary of Wong Uk in Sha Tin District | |
| District | Sha Tin |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories East |
| Population | 17,502 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,742 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Lai Tsz-yan (Community Sha Tin) |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years.
The Wong Uk constituency is loosely based on Wong Uk Village, Belair Gardens and Prince of Wales Hospital in Yuen Chau Kok, Sha Tin, with an estimated population of 17,502.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | George Wong Fuk-wah | Meeting Point | |
| 1994 | Democratic | ||
| 1994 | Wong Yiu-sang | Democratic | |
| 1999 | Leung Chi-wai | Liberal | |
| 2015 | Lai Tsz-yan | Independent | |
| 2017 | Community Sha Tin | ||
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Sha Tin | Lai Tsz-yan | 4,440 | 66.72 | +14.52 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leung Chi-wai | 2,215 | 33.28 | −14.52 | |
| Majority | 2,225 | 33.44 | |||
| Turnout | 6,700 | 76.64 | |||
| Community Sha Tin hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lai Tsz-yan | 2,111 | 52.2 | ||
| Liberal | Leung Chi-wai | 1,936 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 175 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,048 | 49.7 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leung Chi-wai | uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leung Chi-wai | 1,472 | 44.3 | −14.8 | |
| Independent | Cheung Tak-ming | 995 | 30.0 | −10.9 | |
| Democratic | Chow Wai-tung | 854 | 25.7 | ||
| Majority | 477 | 14.3 | +6.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leung Chi-wai | 1,956 | 59.1 | +8.0 | |
| Civil Force | Cheung Tak-ming | 1,352 | 40.9 | −8.0 | |
| Majority | 604 | 8.2 | +7.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Leung Chi-wai | 1,256 | 51.1 | ||
| Civil Force | Cheung Tak-ming | 1,200 | 48.9 | ||
| Majority | 56 | 1.2 | +0.8 | ||
| Liberal gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wong Yiu-sang | 1,302 | 50.2 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal | Leung Chi-wai | 1,291 | 49.8 | ||
| Majority | 11 | 0.4 | −16.8 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Point | George Wong Fuk-wah | 845 | 53.4 | ||
| United Democrats | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 573 | 36.2 | ||
| Independent | Chan Chun-kwan | 163 | 10.3 | ||
| Majority | 272 | 17.2 | |||
| Meeting Point win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
- "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
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