Shap Pat Heung West (constituency)
Shap Pat Heung West (Chinese: 十八鄉西) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.
| Shap Pat Heung West | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Yuen Long District Council | |
 Boundary of Shap Pat Heung West in Yuen Long District | |
| District | Yuen Long |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North West |
| Population | 19,402 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 10,139 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2015 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Shap Pat Heung South |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. Shap Pat Heung West is loosely based on western part of Shap Pat Heung with estimated population of 19,402.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ching Chan-ming | Nonpartisan | |
| 2019 by-election | Leung Fuk-yuen | Nonpartisan | |
| 2019 | Szeto Pok-man→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] | Action 18 | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 18 (PfD) | Szeto Pok-man | 3,391 | 49.76 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Leung Fuk-yuen | 3,080 | 45.19 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chan Yau-hung | 344 | 5.05 | ||
| Majority | 311 | 4.57 | |||
| Turnout | 6,833 | 67.46 | |||
| Action 18 gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Leung Fuk-yuen | Unopposed | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ching Chan-ming | Unopposed | |||
| Nonpartisan win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- Resigned on 31 May 2021 over new oath-taking laws.
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.
- "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
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