Sheung Shui Rural (constituency)
Sheung Shui Rural (Chinese: 上水鄉郊) is one of the 17 constituencies in the North District, Hong Kong.
| Sheung Shui Rural | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the North District Council | |
 Boundary of Sheung Shui Rural in North District | |
| District | North |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories East |
| Population | 20,757 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,343 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Simon Hau Fuk-tat (Independent) |
The constituency returns one district councillor to the North District Council, with an election every four years.
Sheung Shui Rural constituency has an estimated population of 21,385.[3]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Hau Kam-lam | Nonpartisan | |
| 2015 | Simon Hau Fuk-tat | Nonpartisan | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Simon Hau Fuk-tat | 3,371 | 56.56 | ||
| Ind. democrat | Hau Hiu-tung | 2,589 | 43.44 | ||
| Majority | 782 | 13.12 | |||
| Turnout | 6,002 | 64.29 | |||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
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 21 April 2013.
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