Yuen Lung (Chinese: 元龍) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.
| Yuen Lung | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Yuen Long District Council | |
 Boundary of Yuen Lung in Yuen Long District | |
| District | Yuen Long |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North West |
| Population | 13,761 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,135 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2015 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
| Created from | Fung Cheung Yuen Long Centre |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years.
Yuen Lung constituency is loosely based on southeastern part of Yuen Long Town, covering Sun Yuen Long Centre and YOHO Town with estimated population of 13,959.[3]
Councillors represented
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wong Wai-shun | NPP | |
| 2019 | BPA | ||
| 2019 | Tommy Cheung Sau-yin →Vacant[a] | Nonpartisan | |
Election results
edit2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cheung Sau-yin | 3,177 | 58.13 | ||
| BPA | Wong Wai-shun | 2,281 | 41.74 | −46.24 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eric Chow Lok-ning | 7 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 896 | 16.39 | |||
| Turnout | 5,480 | 76.83 | |||
| Nonpartisan gain from BPA | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP | Wong Wai-shun | 2,651 | 88.0 | ||
| BPA | Chong Kin-shing | 362 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,289 | 76.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,285 | 54.2 | |||
| NPP win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ Resigned on 22 October 2021 for health reasons.
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.