Mong Kok East (constituency)

Mong Kok East
Elected constituency
for the Yau Tsim Mong District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Mong Kok East in Yau Tsim Mong District
DistrictMong Kok
(1982–1994)
Yau Tsim Mong
(1994–present)
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon West
Population16,568 (2019)[1]
Electorate6,443 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1982
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant

Mong Kok East is one of the 20 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently vacant, the former district councillor is Ben Lam Siu-pan from (Community March).

Mong Kok East constituency is loosely based on eastern part of Mongkok with estimated population of 15,444.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
1982 Lau Tak-kei Civic Association
1985 Nonpartisan
1988 Fung Kong Nonpartisan
1991 Lee Tin-kiu Nonpartisan
1994 123DA
1994 Law Wing-cheung Independent
2011 Wong Kin-san Independent
2016 KWND/BPA
2019 Ben Lam Siu-pan→vacant Community March

Election results

2010s

Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election, 2019: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community March Ben Lam Siu-pan 2,663 59.39
BPA Wong Kin-san 1,821 40.61 −14.59
Majority 842 18.78
Turnout 4,518 70.14
Community March gain from BPA Swing
Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election, 2015: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Wong Kin-san 1,442 55.2 +5.3
Democratic Lau Chun-yip 1,172 44.8 +5.3
Independent Jefferson Keller Tse 112 4.3
Majority 270 10.4 +0.1
Turnout 2,747 45.2
Independent hold Swing
Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election, 2011: Mong Kok East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wong Kin-san 1,110 49.87
Democratic Lau Chun-yip 880 39.53
People Power (Frontier) Yuen Chiu-tat 214 9.61
SDA James Lung Wai-man 22 0.99
Majority 230 10.33
Independent gain from Independent Swing

2000s

Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election, 2007: Mong Kok East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Law Wing-cheung 1,084 73.74
Independent Chun Fei-pang 386 26.26
Majority 698 47.48
Independent hold Swing
Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election, 2003: Mong Kok East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Law Wing-cheung Uncontested
Independent hold Swing

1990s

Yau Tsim Mong District Council Election, 1999: Mong Kok East[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Law Wing-cheung 1,204 66.70 +22.34
123DA Tak Sik-kwan 601 33.30 +5.82
Majority 603 33.41 +17.21
Independent hold Swing
Yau Tsim Mong District Board Election, 1994: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MKRA Law Wing-cheung 857 44.36 −8.39
PAS Charles Wu Yan-yu 544 28.16
123DA Lee Tin-kiu 531 27.48 −9.76
Majority 313 16.20 −7.58
Nonpartisan gain from 123DA Swing
Mong Kok District Board Election, 1991: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lee Tin-kiu 677 37.24
MKRA Lau Tak-kei 654 35.97 −21.90
MKYNS Kwan Wan-ying 487 26.79
Majority 23 1.26 −7.58
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing

1980s

Mong Kok District Board Election, 1988: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Fung Kong 741 44.27
Nonpartisan Lau Tak-kei 593 35.42 −21.90
Nonpartisan Lo Hok-yan 340 20.31
Majority 148 8.84 −5.99
Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Mong Kok District Board Election, 1985: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lau Tak-kei 1,301 57.31 +12.57
MKFA Chow Hing-chun 969 42.69 +18.92
Majority 332 14.63 +1.38
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Mong Kok District Board Election, 1982: Mong Kok East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Lau Tak-kei 655 44.74
Civic Lau Chi-man 461 31.49
Nonpartisan Chow Hing-chun 348 23.77
Majority 194 13.25
Civic 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). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Election Results - Yau Tsim Mong". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Election Results - Yau Tsim Mong". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
  7. ^ "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.