Kam Ping (constituency)

Kam Ping is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

Kam Ping
Elected Constituency for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Kam Ping in Eastern District
District	Eastern
Legislative Council constituency	Hong Kong Island
Population	16,085 (2019)[1]
Electorate	9,304 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Lee Yue-shun (Civic)
Created from	North Point East North Point South

Kam Ping
Traditional Chinese	錦屏
Simplified Chinese	锦屏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǐnpíng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Gám bíng Jyutping Gam2 bing2

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. Since 1999 election, the seat has been held by Choy So-yuk, senior member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

Kam Ping constituency is loosely based on the area in North Point nearby the Kam Ping Street with large presence of Hokkien population of an estimated population of 16,085.[3]

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Keung Yuk-deoil	Independent
	1996 by-election	Tsang On-kei	Independent
	1999	Choy So-yuk	Progressive Alliance
	2000		DAB
	2019	Lee Yue-shun	Civic

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Kam Ping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Civic	Lee Yue-shun	3,113	50.70
	DAB	Hung Chi-kit	3,027	49.30
Majority			86	1.40
Turnout			6,179	66.42
	Civic gain from DAB		Swing

Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kam Ping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	Uncontested
	DAB hold		Swing

Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Kam Ping[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	Uncontested
	DAB hold		Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Kam Ping[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	1,804	75.2	+30.7
	Independent	Chiang Yu-tui	595	24.8
	DAB hold		Swing

Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Kam Ping[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	1,433	44.5
	April Fifth Action	Leung Kwok-hung	1,149	35.7
	Independent	Wong Sing-kwong	636	19.8
	DAB hold		Swing

1990s

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Kam Ping[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Alliance	Choy So-yuk	Uncontested
	Progressive Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Kam Ping by-election 1996[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tsang On-kei	1,431	51.1
	Democratic	Leung Suk-ching	778	27.8
	Liberal	Shek Kwei-chun	573	20.5	-9.7
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing

Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Kam Ping[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Keung Yuk-deoil	1,805	68.2
	Liberal	Shek Kwei-chun	800	30.2
	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 18 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 24 March 2013.