Tsing Yi South (constituency)

Tsing Yi South is one of the 31 constituencies of the Kwai Tsing District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in the 1985 elections. Its boundary is loosely based on the southern part of Tsing Yi including residential areas such as Cheung Wang Estate, Mounts Haven, Rambler Crest and Tsing Yi South Industrial Area.

Tsing Yi South
Elected constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Tsing Yi South in Kwai Tsing District
DistrictKwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories South West
Population17,278 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,416 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
1985 Li Chi-fai TYCG
1989 by-election Tse Wai-ming TYCG
1990 United Democrat
1994 Au Cheong-wa ADPL
2003 Wong Kwong-mo Democratic
2007 Poon Chi-shing DAB
2019 Kwok Tsz-kin→vacant Independent democrat

Election results

2010s
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PfD Kwok Tsz-kin 4,662 54.46
DAB Poon Chi-shing 3,899 45.54 −20.48
Majority 763 8.92
Turnout 8,578 75.23
PfD gain from DAB Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Poon Chi-shing 3,214 66.02
Youngspiration Jonathan Ip Yam-shek 1,654 33.98
Majority 1,560 32.04
Turnout 4,868 51.91
DAB hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Poon Chi-shing Unopposed
DAB hold Swing

2000s
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Poon Chi-shing 1,771 61.37 +30.18
Democratic Wong Kwong-mo 1,115 38.63 −1.93
Majority 656 22.74
DAB gain from Democratic Swing +16.06
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2003: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wong Kwong-mo 1,650 40.56
DAB Poon Chi-shing 1,269 31.19
ADPL Au Cheong-wa 1,149 28.24
Majority 381 9.37
Democratic gain from ADPL Swing

1990s
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 1999: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Au Cheong-wa Uncontested
ADPL hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Board Election, 1994: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ADPL Au Cheong-wa 1,410 70.15
Nonpartisan Lau Po-kwan 600 29.85
Majority 810 40.30
ADPL gain from Democratic Swing {{{swing}}}
Kwai Tsing District Board Election, 1991: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Democrats Tse Wai-ming 2,060 70.14 −15.79
LDF Lui Ho-wai 877 29.86
Majority 1,183 40.28
United Democrats hold Swing

1980s
Tsing Yi South by-election 1989
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TYCG Tse Wai-ming 1,108 73.47 −12.46
Nonpartisan Chan Kiu-on 400 26.53
Majority 708 46.94
TYCG hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Board Election, 1988: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TYCG Li Chi-fai 3,077 85.93 +11.65
Nonpartisan Chan Wai-hon 504 14.07
Majority 2,573 71.86
TYCG hold Swing
Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District Board Election, 1985: Tsing Yi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TYCG Li Chi-fai 2,862 74.28
Nonpartisan Lee Man-keung 603 15.65
Nonpartisan Tang Ping-hung 388 10.07
Majority 2,259 58.63 (new)
TYCG win (new seat)

Citations
  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.

References

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