Yau Oi South (constituency)

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Yau Oi South
友愛南
Elected constituency
for the Tuen Mun District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Yau Oi Southin Tuen Mun District
DistrictTuen Mun
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North West
Population15,078 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,194 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lam Kin-cheung (Labour)

Yau Oi South (Chinese: 友愛南) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.

Created for the 1994 District Board elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.

Yau Oi South loosely covers areas surrounding southern part of Yau Oi Estate in Tuen Mun with an estimated population of 15,078.

Councillors represented[edit]

Election Member Party
1994 Chiang Yuet-lan Democratic
2011 Tsang Hin-hong DAB
2019 Lam Kin-cheung→Vacant Labour

Election results[edit]

2010s[edit]

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2019: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lam Kin-cheung 3,954 63.44
DAB Tsang Hin-hong 2,279 36.56 −29.80
Majority 1,675 26.88
Turnout 6,247 68.02
Labour gain from DAB Swing
Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2015: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Tsang Hin-hong 2,085 66.36 +8.82
People Power Chin Po-fun 1,057 33.64 +24.86
Majority 1,028 32.72
Turnout 3,142 37.65
DAB hold Swing
Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2011: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Tsang Hin-hong 1,967 57.58 +8.83
Democratic Chiang Yuet-lan 1,149 33.64 −17.61
People Power (Power Voters) Carlos Lai Ka-long 300 8.78
Majority 57 2.50
Turnout 3,416 38.37
DAB hold Swing

2000s[edit]

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2007: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chiang Yuet-lan 1,165 51.25
DAB Chan Kit-fong 1,108 48.75
Majority 57 2.50
Democratic hold Swing
Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2003: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chiang Yuet-lan Uncontested
Democratic hold Swing

1990s[edit]

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 1999: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chiang Yuet-lan Uncontested
Democratic hold Swing
Tuen Mun District Board Election, 1994: Yau Oi South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Chiang Yuet-lan 1,419 65.54
NTWRA Ng Hak-keung 746 34.46
Majority 673 31.08
Democratic win (new seat)

References[edit]

  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.