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Sha Kok (constituency)

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Sha Kok
Elected constituency
for the Sha Tin District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Sha Kok in Sha Tin District
DistrictSha Tin
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North East
Population16,061 (2019)[1]
Electorate10,420 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1985
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Sha Kok is one of the 41 constituencies in the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years.

The Sha Kok constituency is loosely based on Sha Kok Estate and Yue Shing Court, with an estimated population of 16,061 in 2019.[1] The estimated populated was 16,543 in 2015.[3]

Councillors represented

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1985 to 1991

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Election Member Party Member Party
1985 Chan Hon-ying Independent Lau Yuk-tong Independent
1988 Tam Fao-chuen Independent

1991 to present

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Election Member Party
1991 Chan Hon-ying Independent
1994 Leung Bing-wa Democratic
199? Independent
1999 Yeung Sin-hung Civil Force
2014 NPP/CF
2015 Billy Chan Shiu-yeung→Vacant Neo Democrats
2016 Independent

Election results

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2010s

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Sha Tin District Council Election, 2019: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. democrat Billy Chan Shiu-yeung 4,321 59.25 −7.35
Civil Force (NPP) Ha Kim-kwan 2,930 40.18 +7.92
Ind. democrat Cheung Yuen-ying 42 0.58
Majority 1,391 19.07
Turnout 7,314 70.23
Ind. democrat hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2015: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Neo Democrats Billy Chan Shiu-yeung 2,627 51.9
NPP (Civil Force) Yeung Sin-hung 2,437 48.1 −26.1
Majority 190 2.8 45.6
Turnout 5,064 51.0 +17.0
Neo Democrats gain from NPP Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2011: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Yeung Sin-hung 2,425 74.2
Independent Cheung Tak-wing 844 25.8
Majority 1,581 48.4
Turnout 3,269 34.0
Civil Force hold Swing

2000s

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Sha Tin District Council Election, 2007: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Yeung Sin-hung uncontested
Civil Force hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2003: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Yeung Sin-hung uncontested
Civil Force hold Swing

1990s

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Sha Tin District Council Election, 1999: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Yeung Sin-hung 2,016 58.8 +13.5
Independent Tai Kwok-kwan 1,083 31.6
Independent Leung Bing-wa 332 9.7 −36.4
Civil Force gain from Independent Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1994: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Leung Bing-wa 1,356 46.1
Independent Yeung Sin-hung 1,332 45.3
123DA Fung Pui-lam 255 8.7
Democratic gain from Independent Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1991: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chan Hon-ying uncontested
Independent hold Swing

1980s

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Sha Tin District Board Election, 1988: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chan Hon-ying 2,333 38.7 +12.2
Independent Tam Fao-chuen 1,764 29.3
Independent Kam Choi-tong 1,149 19.1
Independent Kwong Kam-wing 776 12.9
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1985: Sha Kok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chan Hon-ying 1,509 26.5
Independent Lau Yuk-tong 1,466 25.8
Independent Chan Lo Yin-bing 1,420 25.0
Independent Yik Chun-kwan 1,000 17.6
Independent Lau Kwong-ching 153 2.7
Independent Yeung Ying-chun 137 2.4
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  2. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.