Chung Wah (constituency)

Chung Wah
Elected constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Chung Wah in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North
Population16,867 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,143 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant

Chung Wah (Chinese: 頌華) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. Chung Wah constituency is loosely based on part of Tin Chung Court and part of Tin Wah Estate in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 16,867.[1]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
2003 Liu Yam YLTSWDA
2007 Fung Choi-yuk DAB
2011 Wong Wai-ling DAB
2019 Chan Sze-nga→Vacant Nonpartisan

Election results

2010s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Chung Wah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chan Sze-nga 3,659 57.7
DAB Wong Wai-ling 2,680 42.3 −22.5
Majority 979 15.4 N/A
Turnout 6,339 69.3 +35.3
Nonpartisan gain from DAB Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Chung Wah[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Wai-ling 1,775 64.8 −10.4
Nonpartisan Chan Ka-kui 965 35.2
Majority 810 29.6 −20.7
Turnout 2,740 34.0 −0.1
DAB hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2011: Chung Wah[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Wai-ling 1,349 75.2 +35.4
People Power Liu Yam 446 24.8 −9.4
Majority 903 50.3 +44.7
Turnout 1795 34.1 +0.4
DAB hold Swing +22.4

2000s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2007: Chung Wah[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Fung Choi-yuk 1,164 39.8 +2.5
Democratic Alliance Liu Yam 1,000 34.2 −6.8
Nonpartisan Chan Chi-fui 543 18.6
Liberal Zachary Lo Kwok-yeung 220 7.5
Majority 164 5.6 N/A
Turnout 2927 33.7 −5.8
DAB gain from Democratic Alliance Swing -4.65
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2003: Chung Wah[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alliance Liu Yam 1,218 41.0 N/A
DAB Siu Long-ming 1,108 37.3 N/A
Nonpartisan Tse Kui-sing 643 21.7 N/A
Majority 110 3.7 N/A
Turnout 2,969 39.5 N/A
Democratic Alliance win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  3. ^ "Election Results (Yuen Long)". Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Election Brief: Yuen Long District". Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation: Notice of Result of Election: District Council Ordinary Election, Yuen Long District Council, Chung Wah Constituency (G.N. (E) 712 of 2015), archived from the original on 27 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Election Brief: Yuen Long". Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation: Notice of Result of Election: District Council Ordinary Election, Yuen Long District Council, Chung Wah Constituency (G.N. (E) 691 of 2011), archived from the original on 30 October 2018.
  8. ^ "區議會選舉簡介:元朗" [District Council Election Brief: Yuen Long] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  9. ^ Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation: Notice of Result of Election: District Council Ordinary Election, Yuen Long District Council, Chung Wah Constituency (G.N. (E) 691 of 2007), archived from the original on 26 November 2019.
  10. ^ "區議會選舉簡介" [District Council Election Brief] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  11. ^ Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation (Section 82 of the Regulation): Notice of Result of Election: District Council Ordinary Election, Yuen Long District Council, Chung Wah Constituency ([1]), archived from the original on 26 November 2019.