King's Park (constituency)
| King's Park | |
|---|---|
|
Former Elected Constituency for the Yau Tsim Mong District Council | |
|
Boundary of King's Park in Yau Tsim Mong District | |
| Region | Yau Tsim Mong District |
| Electorate | 7,272 (2011)[1] |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Abolished | 2015 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Lam Kin-man (ADPL) (last) |
| Replaced by |
Jordan North East Tsim Sha Tsui & King's Park Yau Ma Tei North |
King's Park (京士柏) is a former constituency in the Yau Tsim Mong District in Hong Kong.
The constituency returned one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years. It was last held by Lam Kin-man of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood who won in a by-election after Edward Leung Wai-keung was found had broken the campaign rules and unseated by the High Court in the 2011 election.[2]
King's Park constituency was loosely based on the King's Park area in Kowloon with estimated population of 21,396 in 2011.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yim Kwok-on | Independent | |
| 1999 | Edward Leung Wai-kuen | Independent | |
| 2013 by-election | Lam Kin-man | ADPL | |
| 2015 | Constituency abolished | ||
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADPL | Lam Kin-man | 1,515 | 58.43 | +17.4 | |
| Independent | Tang Ho-bun | 780 | 30.08 | ||
| Liberal | Fu Chuen-fu | 268 | 10.34 | ||
| Orchid Gardening | Chan Man | 30 | 1.16 | ||
| ADPL gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward Leung Wing-kuen | 1,045 | 41.0 | -9.3 | |
| ADPL | Lam Kin-man | 1,043 | 40.9 | ||
| Independent | Wong Shu-kau | 178 | 7.0 | ||
| Independent | Lee Kwok-keung | 165 | 6.5 | ||
| Independent | Wong Biu | 118 | 4.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward Leung Wing-kuen | 974 | 50.3 | -5.6 | |
| Independent | Wong Shu-kau | 787 | 40.6 | ||
| Independent | Richard-keller Tse | 177 | 9.1 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward Leung Wing-kuen | 859 | 55.9 | +1.2 | |
| Independent | Shum Chu-wah | 782 | 44.1 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Edward Leung Wing-kuen | 859 | 54.7 | ||
| Independent | Leung Tak-yiu | 319 | 20.3 | ||
| Liberal | Chung Kin-ming | 272 | 17.3 | ||
| Independent | Sheh Hing-wan | 100 | 6.4 | ||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Yim Kwok-on | 651 | 37.9 | ||
| Public Affairs Society | Kwan Lim-ho | 474 | 27.6 | ||
| 123DA | Yan Man-ching | 374 | 21.8 | ||
| Independent | Lau Nung-sum | 201 | 11.7 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ Chiu, Austin; Tsang, Emily (23 March 2013). "'Stunned' Councillor Leung Wai-kuen removed from King's Park seat". SCMP. Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ↑ "Election Affairs Commission". Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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