Kowloon Tong (constituency)
Kowloon Tong is one of the 25 constituencies in the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong.
| Kowloon Tong | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Kowloon City District Council | |
 Boundary of Kowloon Tong in Kowloon City District | |
| District | Kowloon City |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon West |
| 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 |
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Yung Ching-tat | Independent | |
| 1994 | Steven Poon Kwok-lim | Liberal | |
| 1999 | Ho Hin-ming | Liberal | |
Election results
2010s
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ho Hin-ming | 993 | 64.9 | +14.8 | |
| Progressive Alliance | 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
- "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.
- "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- 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.
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