Wah Lai (Chinese: 華麗) is one of the 31 constituencies of the Kwai Tsing District, returning one member to the Kwai Tsing District Council every four years. It was first created in 2007.
| Wah Lai | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Kwai Tsing District Council | |
 Boundary of Wah Lai in Kwai Tsing District | |
| District | Kwai Tsing |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories South West |
| Population | 16,580 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,687 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2007 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | vacant |
Loosely based on Lai Yiu Estate, Wah Yuen Chuen and Wonderland Villas in Lai King, the constituency has an estimated population of 16,580 as of 2019.[3]
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wong Yiu-chung | Independent | |
| 2012 | BPA | ||
| 2019 | Sin Chung-kai→vacant | Democratic | |
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sin Chung-kai | 3,469 | 51.93 | ||
| BPA | Wong Yiu-chung | 2,998 | 44.88 | −23.83 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tam Yam-chi | 152 | 2.28 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Yuen Kowk-ki | 44 | 0.66 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Christabel Donna Tai Pui-shan | 17 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 471 | 7.05 | |||
| Turnout | 6,706 | 69.26 | |||
| Democratic gain from BPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPA | Wong Yiu-chung | 2,130 | 68.71 | ||
| Independent | Yuen Kowk-ki | 707 | 22.81 | ||
| Independent | Christabel Donna Tai Pui-shan | 263 | 8.48 | ||
| Majority | 1,423 | 45.90 | |||
| Turnout | 3,100 | 34.32 | |||
| BPA hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wong Yiu-chung | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Wong Yiu-chung | 1,776 | 76.98 | ||
| Independent | Yuen Kwok-li | 304 | 13.18 | ||
| LYECA | Carl Ching Lok-suen | 277 | 12.01 | ||
| Majority | 1,472 | 63.80 | |||
| Nonpartisan 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.
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- 2011 District Council Election Results (Kwai Tsing)
- 2007 District Council Election Results (Kwai Tsing)
- 2003 District Council Election Results (Kwai Tsing)