Wang Tau Hom (constituency)

Wang Tau Hom
橫頭磡
Elected constituency
for the Wong Tai Sin District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Wang Tau Hom in Wong Tai Sin District
DistrictWong Tai Sin
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon Central
Population16,981 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,213 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1982 (first time)
1994 (second time)
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Wang Tau Hom
Traditional Chinese橫頭磡
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWàahng tàuh ham
JyutpingWaang4 tau4 ham3

Wang Tau Hom is one of the 25 constituencies in the Wong Tai Sin District in Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wong Tai Sin District Council, with an election every four years.

The constituency has an estimated population of 16,981.[3]

Councillors represented

1982 to 1985

Election Member Party
1982 Pauline Ng Chow Mei-lin Nonpartisan

1985 to 1991

Election First Member First Party Second Member Second Party
1985 Liu Sing-lee PCPHPADPL Pauline Ng Chow Mei-lin Nonpartisan
1988 ADPL

1994 to present

Election Member Party
1994 Wong Yuk-fun Independent
1999 Joe Lai Wing-ho DAB
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019 Carmen Lau Ka-man→Vacant Civic

Election results

2010s

Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 2019: Wang Tau Hom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Carmen Lau Ka-man 4,518 57.05
DAB Joe Lai Wing-ho 3,401 42.95
Majority 1,117 14.10
Turnout 7,942 70.90
Civic gain from DAB Swing

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. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.