Mong Kok East (constituency)
| Mong Kok East | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Yau Tsim Mong District Council | |
 Boundary of Mong Kok East in Yau Tsim Mong District | |
| District | Mong Kok (1982–1994) Yau Tsim Mong (1994–present) |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon West |
| Population | 16,568 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 6,443 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1982 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | vacant |
Mong Kok East is one of the 20 constituencies in the Yau Tsim Mong District.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yau Tsim Mong District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently vacant, the former district councillor is Ben Lam Siu-pan from (Community March).
Mong Kok East constituency is loosely based on eastern part of Mongkok with estimated population of 15,444.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Lau Tak-kei | Civic Association | |
| 1985 | Nonpartisan | ||
| 1988 | Fung Kong | Nonpartisan | |
| 1991 | Lee Tin-kiu | Nonpartisan | |
| 1994 | 123DA | ||
| 1994 | Law Wing-cheung | Independent | |
| 2011 | Wong Kin-san | Independent | |
| 2016 | KWND/BPA | ||
| 2019 | Ben Lam Siu-pan→vacant | Community March | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community March | Ben Lam Siu-pan | 2,663 | 59.39 | ||
| BPA | Wong Kin-san | 1,821 | 40.61 | −14.59 | |
| Majority | 842 | 18.78 | |||
| Turnout | 4,518 | 70.14 | |||
| Community March gain from BPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Wong Kin-san | 1,442 | 55.2 | +5.3 | |
| Democratic | Lau Chun-yip | 1,172 | 44.8 | +5.3 | |
| Independent | Jefferson Keller Tse | 112 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | 270 | 10.4 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,747 | 45.2 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wong Kin-san | 1,110 | 49.87 | ||
| Democratic | Lau Chun-yip | 880 | 39.53 | ||
| People Power (Frontier) | Yuen Chiu-tat | 214 | 9.61 | ||
| SDA | James Lung Wai-man | 22 | 0.99 | ||
| Majority | 230 | 10.33 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Law Wing-cheung | 1,084 | 73.74 | ||
| Independent | Chun Fei-pang | 386 | 26.26 | ||
| Majority | 698 | 47.48 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Law Wing-cheung | Uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Law Wing-cheung | 1,204 | 66.70 | +22.34 | |
| 123DA | Tak Sik-kwan | 601 | 33.30 | +5.82 | |
| Majority | 603 | 33.41 | +17.21 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKRA | Law Wing-cheung | 857 | 44.36 | −8.39 | |
| PAS | Charles Wu Yan-yu | 544 | 28.16 | ||
| 123DA | Lee Tin-kiu | 531 | 27.48 | −9.76 | |
| Majority | 313 | 16.20 | −7.58 | ||
| Nonpartisan gain from 123DA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lee Tin-kiu | 677 | 37.24 | ||
| MKRA | Lau Tak-kei | 654 | 35.97 | −21.90 | |
| MKYNS | Kwan Wan-ying | 487 | 26.79 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 1.26 | −7.58 | ||
| Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Fung Kong | 741 | 44.27 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Lau Tak-kei | 593 | 35.42 | −21.90 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lo Hok-yan | 340 | 20.31 | ||
| Majority | 148 | 8.84 | −5.99 | ||
| Nonpartisan gain from Nonpartisan | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Tak-kei | 1,301 | 57.31 | +12.57 | |
| MKFA | Chow Hing-chun | 969 | 42.69 | +18.92 | |
| Majority | 332 | 14.63 | +1.38 | ||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Lau Tak-kei | 655 | 44.74 | ||
| Civic | Lau Chi-man | 461 | 31.49 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Chow Hing-chun | 348 | 23.77 | ||
| Majority | 194 | 13.25 | |||
| Civic win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011.
- ^ "Election Results - Yau Tsim Mong". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Election Results - Yau Tsim Mong". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
- ^ "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.