Yau Yat Tsuen (constituency) explained

Type:Elected
Yau Yat Tsuen
Year:2007
Parl Name:Sham Shui Po District Council
Member:Vacant
Map1:YauYatTsuen
Map Entity:Sham Shui Po District
Map Size:250px
Region Label:Legislative Council constituency
Region:Kowloon West
District:Sham Shui Po
Population:14,650 (2019)[1]
Elects Howmany:One
Electorate:6,497 (2019)[2]
Previous:Tai Hang Tung & Yau Yat Tsuen

Yau Yat Tsuen is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently vacant. It was last held by Lawrence Lau, who defeated the then incumbent Dominic Lee Tsz-king of the Liberal Party (LP).

Derived from Tai Hang Tung & Yau Yat Tsuen in 2007, Yau Yat Tsuen constituency is loosely based on residential areas Tak Chee Yuen, Yau Yat Tsuen, Mount Beacon and the City University of Hong Kong in Kowloon Tong with estimated population of 14,650.[3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
2007Kwok Chun-wahIndependent
2012Economic Synergy
2012BPA
2015Dominic Lee Tsz-kingLiberal
2019Lau Wai-chung→VacantNonpartisan

Election results

2000s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recommended District Council Constituency Areas. Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. Web site: Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019. Electoral Affairs Commission.
  3. Web site: 2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas. 22 September 2015. Hong Kong Government.