Yau Yat Tsuen (constituency)

Yau Yat Tsuen is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District of Hong Kong.

Yau Yat Tsuen
Elected constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Yau Yat Tsuen in Sham Shui Po District
DistrictSham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon West
Population14,650 (2019)[1]
Electorate6,497 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2007
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromTai Hang Tung & Yau Yat Tsuen

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently vacant. It was last held by Lawrence Lau, who defeated the then incumbent Dominic Lee Tsz-king of the Liberal Party (LP).

Derived from Tai Hang Tung & Yau Yat Tsuen in 2007, Yau Yat Tsuen constituency is loosely based on residential areas Tak Chee Yuen, Yau Yat Tsuen, Mount Beacon and the City University of Hong Kong in Kowloon Tong with estimated population of 14,650.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
2007 Kwok Chun-wah Independent
2012 Economic Synergy
2012 BPA
2015 Dominic Lee Tsz-king Liberal
2019 Lau Wai-chung→Vacant Nonpartisan

Election results

2010s
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: Yau Yat Tsuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lau Wai-chung 2,487 50.98
Liberal Dominic Lee Tsz-king 2,391 49.02 −20.88
Majority 96 1.96
Turnout 4,894 75.33
Nonpartisan gain from Liberal Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Yau Yat Tsuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dominic Lee Tsz-king 2,277 69.9
LSD Dickson Chau Ka-faat 982 30.1
Majority 1,295 39.8 –4.9
Turnout 3,318 56.2
Liberal gain from BPA Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Yau Yat Tsuen[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (Economic Synergy) Jimmy Kwok Chun-wah 1,451 72.33 +14.11
ADPL Lee Kin-kan 555 27.67 −14.11
Majority 896 44.67 +31.12
Independent hold Swing +14.11

2000s
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Yau Yat Tsuen[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jimmy Kwok Chun-wah 1,031 58.22
ADPL Leung Kam-tao 740 41.78
Majority 291 13.55
Independent win (new seat)

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). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  3. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 22 September 2015.
  4. "Election Results - Sham Shui Po". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
  5. "Election Results - Sham Shui Po". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012.
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