Wai Ying (constituency)

Wai Ying
Elected constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Wai Ying in Kwai Tsing District
DistrictKwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories South West
Population19,475 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,038 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant
Created fromWai Hoi, Hang Wai

Wai Ying, formerly called Wai Hoi and Hang Wai, is one of the 31 constituencies in the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Kwai Tsing District Council, with an election every four years. Wai Ying constituency is loosely based on Tierra Verde, Tivoli Garden and Broadview Garden in Tsing Yi with an estimated population of 19,475.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
1994 Alice Mak Mei-kuen Independent
2007 FTU
2019 Henry Sin Ho-fai→vacant Civic
2020 Independent

Election results

2010s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Wai Ying
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Henry Sin Ho-fai 5,194 59.88 +25.78
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 3,480 40.12 −25.78
Majority 1,714 19.76
Turnout 8,703 78.85
Civic gain from FTU Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Wai Ying
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen Uncontested
FTU hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Wai Ying[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2,404 65.9 −10.1
Civic Koo Man-hon 1,242 34.1
FTU hold Swing

2000s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Wai Ying[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2,216 76.0 +5.1
Independent Fung Siu-ping 701 24.0
Independent hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2003: Wai Ying[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2,386 70.9 +24.3
Independent Chan Wai-tong 981 29.1
Independent hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 1999: Wai Hoi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alice Mak Mei-kuen 1,306 46.6
Independent Alice Ho Pui-yin 556 19.8
Democratic Wong Kwong-mo 535 19.1
TYRA Tang Yuk-choi 392 14.0
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.
  3. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 22 April 2013.