Wang Yat (constituency)
Wang Yat (Chinese: 宏逸) 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.
| Wang Yat | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Yuen Long District Council | |
 Boundary of Wang Yat in Yuen Long District | |
| District | Yuen Long |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North |
| Population | 18,418 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,928 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Wang King |
Wang Yat constituency is loosely based on Grandeur Terrace and part of Tin Yat Estate in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 20,242.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yiu Kwok-wai | FTU | |
| 2019 | Mo Kai-hong→Vacant | Nonpartisan | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Mo Kai-hong | 5,100 | 62.16 | ||
| FTU | Yiu Kwok-wai | 2,849 | 34.73 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Cho Kin-for | 204 | 2.49 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Kwan Ka-lai | 51 | 0.62 | ||
| Majority | 2,251 | 27.43 | |||
| Turnout | 8,217 | 68.95 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from FTU | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTU | Yiu Kwok-wai | Unopposed | |||
| FTU hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTU (DAB) | Yiu Kwok-wai | 2,274 | 66.82 | ||
| Democratic | Ng Yuk-ying | 987 | 29.00 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Ho Ka-hong | 142 | 4.17 | ||
| Majority | 1,287 | 37.82 | |||
| Turnout | 3,403 | 37.72 | |||
| FTU 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.
- "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
- 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.
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