Tin Sum (constituency)

Tin Sum
Elected constituency
for the Sha Tin District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Tin Sum in Sha Tin District
DistrictSha Tin
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North East
Population14,327 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,202 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Tsang Kit (Nonpartisan)

Tin Sum is one of the 36 constituencies of the Sha Tin District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in 1985 Hong Kong district boards election. The constituency boundary is loosely based on the Tin Sum village and Lung Hang Estate.

Councillors represented

1985 to 1988

Election Member Party
1985 Choy Kan-pui Nonpartisan
198? HKAS

1988 to 1991

Election First Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1988 Choy Kan-pui HKAS Fung Chi-wood Nonpartisan
1990 United Democrat United Democrat

1991 to present

Election Member Party
1991 Choy Kan-pui United Democrat
1991 Independent
1993 Civil Force
1996 Progressive Alliance/Civil Force
2003 Pun Kwok-shan Civil Force
2011 Lau Kong-wah DAB/Civil Force
2013 by-election Pun Kwok-shan Civil Force
2014 NPP/CF
2019 Tsang Kit Nonpartisan

Election results

2010s

Sha Tin District District Council Election, 2019: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Tsang Kit 3,399 52.48
NPP (Civil Force) Pun Kwok-shan 3,078 47.52
Majority 321 4.96
Turnout 6,491 70.56
Nonpartisan gain from NPP Swing
Sha Tin District District Council Election, 2015: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP (Civil Force) Pun Kwok-shan Uncontested
NPP hold Swing
Tin Sum by-election, 2013[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Pun Kwok-shan 2,432 66.4 −9.2
Democratic Ting Tsz-yuen 675 18.4
People Power (The Frontier (2010-)) Lam Hong-ching 531 14.5
Nonpartisan So Pui-lam 23 0.6
Majority 1,757 47.9
Turnout 3,673 45.4 +21.9
Civil Force hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2011: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB (Civil Force) Lau Kong-wah 1,612 75.6
Nonpartisan Sun Chan-pui 521 24.4
Majority 1,091 51.2 N/A
Civil Force hold Swing

2000s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2007: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Pun Kwok-shan Uncontested
Civil Force hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2003: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Pun Kwok-shan 1,804 57.8
Nonpartisan Chu Mun-shing 1,037 33.2
Independent Ng Ping-tong 281 9.0
Majority 767 24.6
Civil Force hold Swing

1990s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 1999: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKPA Choy Kan-pui Uncontested
HKPA hold Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1994: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Choy Kan-pui Uncontested
Civil Force hold Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1991: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democrats Choy Kan-pui Uncontested
United Democrats hold Swing

1980s

[4]
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1988: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HKAS Choy Kan-pui 3,339 71.9 +1.8
Nonpartisan Fung Chi-wood 2,038 43.9
Nonpartisan Ho Wing-chuen 1,566 33.7
Nonpartisan Ho Wai 659 14.2
Nonpartisan Leung Sai-on 207 4.5
HKAS hold Swing
Nonpartisan win (new seat)
[4]
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1985: Tin Sum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Choy Kan-pui 2,269 70.1
Reform Lee Wai-man 956 29.5
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Citations

  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. ^ "Results of Sha Tin District Council Tin Sum Constituency by-election". Hong Kong Government.
  4. ^ a b 李彭廣 (2004). "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 9 March 2013.

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