Kam Ping (constituency)
Kam Ping (Chinese: 錦屏) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years.
| Kam Ping | |
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| Elected constituency for the Eastern District Council | |
 Boundary of Kam Ping in Eastern District | |
| District | Eastern |
| Legislative Council constituency | Hong Kong Island East |
| Population | 16,085 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,304 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | North Point East North Point South |
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| Traditional Chinese | 錦屏 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 锦屏 | ||||||||||||
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Kam Ping constituency is loosely based on the area in North Point nearby the Kam Ping Street with large presence of Hokkien population of an estimated population of 16,085.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Keung Yuk-deoil | Independent | 69.29 | |
| 1996 by-election | Tsang On-kei | Independent | 51.44 | |
| 1999 | Choy So-yuk | Progressive Alliance→DAB | N/A | |
| 2003 | DAB | 44.53 | ||
| 2007 | 75.20 | |||
| 2011 | N/A | |||
| 2015 | N/A | |||
| 2019 | Lee Yue-shun | Civic→Independent | 50.70 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Lee Yue-shun | 3,113 | 50.70 | ||
| DAB | Hung Chi-kit | 3,027 | 49.30 | ||
| Majority | 86 | 1.40 | |||
| Turnout | 6,179 | 66.42 | |||
| Civic gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Choy So-yuk | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Choy So-yuk | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Choy So-yuk | 1,804 | 75.2 | +30.7 | |
| Independent | Chiang Yu-tui | 595 | 24.8 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Choy So-yuk | 1,433 | 44.5 | ||
| April Fifth Action | Leung Kwok-hung | 1,149 | 35.7 | ||
| Independent | Wong Sing-kwong | 636 | 19.8 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKPA | Choy So-yuk | Uncontested | |||
| HKPA gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tsang On-kei | 1,431 | 51.1 | ||
| Democratic | Leung Suk-ching | 778 | 27.8 | ||
| Liberal | Shek Kwei-chun | 573 | 20.5 | -9.7 | |
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Keung Yuk-deoil | 1,805 | 68.2 | ||
| Liberal | Shek Kwei-chun | 800 | 30.2 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
- "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- 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 24 March 2013.
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