Jat Chuen (constituency)
 | This article needs to be updated. (June 2022) |
| Jat Chuen | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sha Tin District Council | |
 Boundary of Jat Chuenin Sha Tin District | |
| District | Sha Tin |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories North East |
| Population | 19,634 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,144 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
Jat Chuen (Chinese: 乙泉), previously Jat Min, 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 Jat Chuen constituency is loosely based on Jat Min Chuen, Shui Chuen O Estate, Tsok Pok Hang San Tsuen and Shan Ha Wai, with an estimated population of 19,634.[3]
Councillors represented[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lam Hong-wah | Civil Force | |
| 2011 | Yau Man-chun→Vacant | Neo Democrats | |
| 2016[clarification needed] | Independent |
Election results[edit]
2010s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Yau Man-chun | 5,280 | 66.39 | −0.51 | |
| NPP (Civil Force) | Leung Ho-kai | 2,673 | 33.61 | ||
| Majority | 2,607 | 32.78 | |||
| Turnout | 7,988 | 71.71 | |||
| Ind. democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Democrats | Yau Man-chun | 3,221 | 66.9 | +14.1 | |
| NPP (Civil Force) | Michael Yip Ka-ming | 1,050 | 21.8 | −25.4 | |
| BPA | Chau Ping-him | 541 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,171 | 45.1 | −5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,812 | 58.8 | +8.5 | ||
| Neo Democrats hold | Swing | +19.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Democrats | Yau Man-chun | 2,296 | 52.8 | ||
| Civil Force | Lam Hong-wah | 2,049 | 47.2 | ||
| Majority | 247 | 5.6 | −36.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,345 | 50.3 | |||
| Neo Democrats gain from Civil Force | Swing | ||||
2000s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Lam Hong-wah | 2,171 | 71.0 | ||
| Frontier | Cheung Lai-wah | 888 | 29.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,283 | 42.0 | |||
| Civil Force hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Lam Hong-wah | uncontested | |||
| Civil Force hold | Swing | ||||
1990s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Lam Hong-wah | uncontested | |||
| Civil Force hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Force | Lam Hong-wah | 1,519 | 55.1 | ||
| Independent | Miu Kam-to | 1,236 | 44.9 | ||
| Majority | 283 | 10.8 | |||
| Civil Force 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.