Lower Shing Mun is one of the 41 constituencies of the Sha Tin District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. Since its creation in 1994, the seat has continuously been held by the Civil Force until 2019, and is now held by Community Sha Tin's Ken Wong Ho-fung.
| Lower Shing Mun | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sha Tin District Council | |
 Boundary of Lower Shing Mun in Sha Tin District | |
| District | Sha Tin |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North East |
| Population | 19,554 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 10,129 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Mei Tin |
| Replaced by | Chung Tin |
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yu King-yeung | Nonpartisan | |
| 1999 | Tang Wing-cheong | Civil Force | |
| 2003 | Constituency abolished | ||
| 2007 | Ho Hau-cheung | Civil Force | |
| 2011 | Civil Force→NPP/CF | ||
| 2015 | Tong Hok-leung | NPP/CF | |
| 2019 | Ken Wong Ho-fung→Vacant | Community Sha Tin→Independent | |
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Sha Tin | Ken Wong Ho-fung | 3,894 | 55.49 | ||
| Civil Force (NPP) | Tong Hok-leung | 3,124 | 44.51 | +8.46 | |
| Majority | 770 | 10.98 | |||
| Turnout | 7,034 | 69.52 | |||
| Community Sha Tin gain from Civil Force | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP (Civil Force) | Tong Hok-leung | 1,209 | 35.9 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Sherman Chong Yiu-kan | 1,175 | 34.6 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lee Yuen-kam | 987 | 29.3 | ||
| Majority | 34 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,427 | 43.9 | |||
| NPP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Ho Hau-cheung | uncontested | N/A | ||
| Civil Force hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Ho Hau-cheung | 1,864 | 72.14 | ||
| Democratic Coalition | Yan Wing-lok | 720 | 27.86 | ||
| Majority | 1,114 | 44.28 | |||
| Civil Force win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Tang Wing-cheong | 1,330 | 75.10 | ||
| Independent | Luen Kwok-fai | 441 | 24.90 | ||
| Majority | 889 | 50.2 | |||
| Civil Force gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Yu King-yeung | 718 | |||
| Nonpartisan | Mak Wai-hung | 597 | |||
| Nonpartisan | Cheng Chun-wai | 584 | |||
| Nonpartisan | Lee Yuen-kam | 396 | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Sha Tin)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Sha Tin)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Sha Tin)
- 1999 District Council Election Results (Sha Tin)
- Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982-1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN 962-441-519-6.