Fo Tan (constituency)

Fo Tan is one of the 36 constituencies in the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong.

Fo Tan
Elected Constituency
for the Sha Tin District Council
Boundary of Fo Tan in Sha Tin District
DistrictSha Tin
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories East
Population20,520 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,719 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1982 (first time)
1991 (second time)
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lui Kai-wing (Civic)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by independent Scarlett Pong.

Fo Tan constituency is loosely based on area of Fo Tan with an estimated population of 16,982.[3]

Councillors represented

1982 to 1985
ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1982 Lam Hung-chiu Independent Hung Yuk-fai Independent
1985 Constituency abolished

1991 to present
ElectionMemberParty
1991 Thomas Pang Cheung-wai Independent
1994 DAB
1999 Porinda Liu Huan-yee Civil Force
2003 Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong CTU
2007 Scarlett Pong Oi-lan Independent (NCF)
2012 Civil Force (NCF)
201? Independent (NCF)
2019 Stanley Lui Kai-wing Civic

Election results

2010s
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2019: Fo Tan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Stanley Lui Kai-wing 3,550 56.65 +18.45
Nonpartisan Scarlett Pong Oi-lan 2,716 43.35 −18.45
Majority 834 13.30
Turnout 6,282 72.06
Civic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2015: Fo Tan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Scarlett Pong Oi-lan 1,905 61.8 –4.9
Civic Chan Man-fai 1,250 38.2
Majority 655 23.6
Turnout 3,192 42.4
Independent hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2011: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scarlett Pong Oi-lan 1,640 66.7 +17.3
Citizens' Radio Chan Tak-cheung 522 21.2
Independent Porinda Liu Huan-yee 295 12.0
Independent hold Swing

2000s
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2007: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Scarlett Pong Oi-lan 1,346 49.4
Independent Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong 1,160 42.6 -24.7
Independent Wong Mei-ngan 216 7.9
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2003: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CTU Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong 1,280 67.3
Independent Porinda Liu Huan-yee 622 32.7 -17.8
CTU gain from Independent Swing

1990s
Sha Tin District Council Election, 1999: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civil Force Porinda Liu Huan-yee 753 50.5
Independent Lee Ho-fai 727 48.7
Civil Force gain from DAB Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 1994: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Pang Cheung-wai uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1991: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thomas Pang Cheung-wai 1,866 54.9
United Democrats Cheung Wing-fai 1,517 44.6
Independent win (new seat)

1980s
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1982: Fo Tan[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lam Hung-chiu 1,489 48.2
Independent Hung Yuk-fai 1,445 46.8
Independent Sit Hoi 1,178 38.1
Independent Wai Kwok-hung 661 21.3
Independent win (new seat)

References
  1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. 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 22 April 2013.
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