Kowloon Tong (constituency)
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| Kowloon Tong | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Kowloon City District Council | |
 Boundary of Kowloon Tongin Kowloon City District | |
| District | Kowloon City |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon Central |
| Population | 20,309 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,947 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Ho Hin-ming (Liberal) |
| Created from | Kowloon Tong & Ma Tau Wai |
Kowloon Tong is one of the 25 constituencies in the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong.
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Kowloon City District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Ho Hin-ming of the Liberal Party.
Kowloon Tong constituency is loosely based on Kowloon Tong area with an estimated population of 20,309.[3]
Councillors represented[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Yung Ching-tat | Independent | |
| 1994 | Steven Poon Kwok-lim | Liberal | |
| 1999 | Ho Hin-ming | Liberal | |
Election results[edit]
2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | 2,952 | 53.49 | ||
| Civic | Matthew Wan Chung-yin | 2,567 | 46.51 | ||
| Majority | 385 | 6.98 | |||
| Turnout | 5,537 | 69.68 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | Uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | Uncontested | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | 1,339 | 59.9 | -13.0 | |
| Independent | Felix Cheung Kwok-bui | 539 | 24.1 | ||
| ADPL | Tong Yau-tin | 357 | 16.0 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | 1,397 | 72.9 | +8.0 | |
| Youth Forum | Felix Cheung Kwok-bui | 520 | 27.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | 993 | 64.9 | +14.8 | |
| HKPA | Chantal Lau Mei-chun | 511 | 33.4 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Steven Poon Kwok-lim | 724 | 38.3 | ||
| Independent | Cheung Man-ping | 576 | 30.5 | ||
| Kowloon City Observers | Ho Hin-ming | 568 | 30.1 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Yung Tat-ching | Uncontested | |||
| Independent 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f 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 23 April 2013.