Sam Shing (constituency)

Sam Shing
三聖
Elected constituency
for the Tuen Mun District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Sam Shing in Tuen Mun District
DistrictTuen Mun
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North West
Population17,237 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,338 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Michael Mo Kwan-tai (Independent)

Sam Shing (Chinese: 三聖) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.

Created for the 1994 District Board elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.

Sam Shing loosely covers areas surrounding Sam Shing Estate and Hong Kong Gold Coast in Tuen Mun with an estimated population of 21,287. It also covers Siu Lam San Tsuen, Tai Lam Chung, Tsz Kan Chau and the Brothers.[3][4]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
1994 So Shiu-shing Independent
2014 NPP
2019 Michael Mo Kwan-tai→Vacant Independent

Election results

2010s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2019: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Michael Mo Kwan-tai 2,834 56.32
NPP So Shiu-shing 2,198 43.68
Majority 636 12.64
Turnout 3,105 74.28
Independent gain from NPP Swing
Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2015: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP So Shiu-shing 1,837 67.31 +4.68
Independent Lee Kam-tim 892 32.69
Majority 945 4.62
Turnout 2,729 35.48
NPP hold Swing
Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2011: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent So Shiu-shing 1,416 62.63 +1.66
Independent Yung Sai-ming 845 37.37
Majority 571 5.26
Turnout 2,261 30.00
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2007: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent So Shiu-shing 1,389 60.97 −4.77
Civic Wendy Wong Hiu-fung 889 39.03
Majority 500 11.94
Independent hold Swing
Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2003: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent So Shiu-shing 1,447 65.74
Independent Kenny Choi Tin-man 754 34.26
Majority 693 11.48
Independent hold Swing

1990s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 1999: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent So Shiu-shing Uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Tuen Mun District Board Election, 1994: Sam Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent So Shiu-shing 935 53.16
Independent Choi Wah-tong 824 46.84
Majority 111 6.32
Independent 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  3. ^ https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/dc2019l.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/en/L_descriptions(Eng).pdf https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2019/eng/summary.html