Mei Foo Central (constituency)

Mei Foo Central
Elected constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Mei Foo Central in Sham Shui Po District
DistrictSham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon West
Population12,720 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,011 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Ng Yuet-lan (Independent)

Mei Foo Central (Chinese: 美孚中), formerly called Lai Wan, is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by independent Ng Yuet-lan, who was previously part of the Civic Party.

Mei Foo Central constituency is loosely based on the middle part of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok and has an estimated population of 12,720.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
2003 Tam Kwok-hung Nonpartisan
200? ADPL
2007 Shum Siu-hung Nonpartisan
2015 Ng Yuet-lan Civic
2020 Independent

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: Mei Foo Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Ng Yuet-lan 3,666 60.14 +8.34
NPP Issac Yip Pui-man 2,430 39.86
Majority 1,236 20.28
Turnout 6,121 76.41
Civic hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Mei Foo Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Ng Yuet-lan 1,803 51.8 +23.6
Nonpartisan Shum Siu-hung 1,675 48.2 –8.7
Majority 128 3.6
Turnout 3,782 51.6
Civic gain from Nonpartisan Swing +16.2
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Mei Foo Central [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Shum Siu-hung 1,812 56.9 +27.1
Civic Ng Yuet-lan 899 28.2
People Power Judey Tzeng Li-wen 476 14.9
Majority 913 28.7
Nonpartisan hold Swing

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Mei Foo Central [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Shum Siu-hung 998 38.8 +6.5
ADPL Tam Kwok-hung 851 33.1 –0.3
Nonpartisan David Yam Siu-wai 517 20.1
Nonpartisan Chung Bing-fu 205 8.0
Nonpartisan gain from ADPL Swing +3.4
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Mei Foo Central [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Tam Kwok-hung 959 33.4
Nonpartisan Shum Siu-hung 928 32.3
Nonpartisan Ng Yuet-lan 692 24.1
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "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). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c 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.