Tin Heng (constituency)

Tin Heng (Chinese: 天恆) 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.

Tin Heng
Elected constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Tin Heng in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North
Population20,465 (2019)[1]
Electorate13,951 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Tin Heng constituency is loosely based on Tin Heng Estate in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 20,465.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
2003 Michael Luk Chung-hung DAB/FTU
2007
2011 DAB/FTU→FTU
2015 FTU
2019 Henry Wong Pak-yu→Vacant[lower-alpha 1] Nonpartisan

Election results

2010s
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Tin Heng[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Henry Wong Pak-yu 6,004 61.2 +34.4
FTU Michael Luk Chung-hung 3,731 38.0 −18.0
Independent Chan Ka-chun 37 0.4 –
Nonpartisan Stanley Chan Chi-shing 37 0.4 –
Majority 2,273 23.2 N/A
Turnout 9,834 70.5 +27.5
Nonpartisan gain from FTU Swing +26.2
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Tin Heng[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
FTU Michael Luk Chung-hung 2,749 56.0 –
TSWNF Henry Wong Pak-yu 1,317 26.8 –
Independent Cheung Kwok-tung 846 17.2 –
Majority 1,432 29.2 –
Turnout 4,912 43.0 –
DAB hold Swing –
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2011: Tin Heng[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB (FTU) Luk Chung-hung Unopposed
DAB hold Swing

2000s
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2007: Tin Heng[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Luk Chung-hung 2,820 69.8 +19.6
Democratic Alliance Wong Siu-han 1,220 30.2 –
Majority 1,600 39.6 +15.3
Turnout 4,040 75.4 +17.0
DAB hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2003: Tin Heng[7][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Luk Chung-hung 1,571 50.2 N/A
Independent Wong Chi-fai 809 25.8 N/A
Independent Cheung Chi-yuen 750 24.0 N/A
Majority 762 24.3 N/A
Turnout 3130 58.4 N/A
DAB win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Resigned on 4 May 2021 after being arrested under national security law.

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. "Election Results (Yuen Long)". Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. "Election Brief: Yuen Long District". Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. Electoral Affairs Commission (Electoral Procedure) (District Councils) Regulation: Notice of Result of Election: District Council Ordinary Election, Yuen Long District Council, Tin Heng Constituency (G.N. (E) 715 of 2015), archived from the original on 27 October 2018.
  7. 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.
  8. "區議會選舉簡介：元朗" [District Council Election Brief: Yuen Long] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  9. "區議會選舉簡介" [District Council Election Brief] (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Information Services Department; Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
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