Yat Chak (constituency)

Yat Chak
Elected constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Yat Chak in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North
Population20,392 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,627 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Yat Chak (Chinese: 逸澤) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years.

Yat Chak constituency is loosely based on Tin Chak Estate and part of Tin Yat Estate in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 20,392.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
2003 Wong Yu-choi Nonpartisan
2011 Kwok Hing-ping Democratic
2014 Nonpartisan
2019 Wong Wing-sze→Vacant Civic Passion

Election results

2010s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Yat Chak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Passion Wong Wing-sze 4,454 58.14
Independent Kwok Hing-ping 2,607 34.03 −19.78
Nonpartisan Regine Fan Hui-yu 600 7.83
Majority 1,847 24.11
Turnout 7,687 66.15
Civic Passion gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Yat Chak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Kwok Hing-ping 2,288 53.81 +1.17
Nonpartisan Wong Yu-choi 1,468 34.53 −12.83
Nonpartisan Wong Yuen-fai 496 11.67
Majority 820 19.28
Turnout 4,252 41.63
Nonpartisan hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2011: Yat Chak[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kwok Hing-ping 1,735 52.64 +20.70
Nonpartisan Wong Yu-choi 1,561 47.36 −6.01
Majority 174 5.28
Turnout 3,296 37.49
Democratic gain from Nonpartisan Swing

2000s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2007: Yat Chak[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wong Yu-choi 1,489 53.37 +10.24
Democratic Kwok Hing-ping 891 31.94
Nonpartisan Cheung Wah-yau 193 6.92
Nonpartisan Luk Wing-chuen 142 4.17
Nonpartisan Ng Chun-choi 43 1.54
Majority 598 21.43
Independent win (new seat)
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2003: Yat Chak[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Wong Yu-choi 1,123 43.13
DAB Francisco Yung Doi-wah 781 29.99
Democratic Alliance Wong Siu-han 700 26.88
Majority 342 13.14
Nonpartisan 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. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
  4. ^ a b c Li, Pang-kwong. "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 20 April 2013.