Mei Foo North, formerly called Ching Lai, is one of the 25 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.
| Mei Foo North | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
 Boundary of Mei Foo North in Sham Shui Po District | |
| District | Sham Shui Po |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon West |
| Population | 15,847 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,765 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Ching Lai |
Mei Foo North constituency is loosely based on the northern side of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 15,847.[3]
Councillors represented
editChing Lai (1994–2003)
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | Liberal→Independent | |
| 1999 | Independent | ||
| 2003 | |||
Mei Foo North (2003 to present)
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | Independent | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2019 | Joshua Li Chun-hei→Vacant | Civic→Independent | |
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Joshua Li Chun-hei | 4,154 | 62.06 | +21.26 | |
| Nonpartisan | Virginia Lee Wing-cheung | 1,347 | 20.12 | ||
| Independent | Law Siu-yin | 1,193 | 17.82 | ||
| Majority | 2,807 | 41.94 | |||
| Turnout | 6,722 | 76.70 | |||
| Civic gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,636 | 59.2 | –10.7 | |
| Civic | Joshua Li Chun-hei | 1,816 | 40.8 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 820 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,478 | 55.6 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | –10.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,204 | 69.9 | ||
| Civic | Alpha Keung Chung-yin | 950 | 30.1 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,009 | 62.3 | −18.3 | |
| Independent | Yam Siu-wai | 1,217 | 37.7 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | 2,142 | 80.6 | ||
| Democratic | Chan Kwan-chiu | 491 | 18.5 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum | uncontested | |||
| Liberal 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). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.