Lai Wah (constituency)
Lai Wah is one of the 31 constituencies of the Kwai Tsing District Council. The seat elects one member of the council every four years. It was first created in 2003. Its boundary is loosely based on the Lai Yan Court and Wah Lai Estate.
| Lai Wah | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Kwai Tsing District Council | |
 Boundary of Lai Wah in Kwai Tsing District | |
| District | Kwai Tsing |
| Legislative Council constituency | New Territories West |
| Population | 15,916 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 8,686 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Steve Cheung Kwan-kiu (Civic) |
| Created from | Wah Fung |
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lee Wing-tat | Democratic | |
| 2011 | Chu Lai-ling | DAB | |
| 2019 | Steve Cheung Kwan-kiu | Civic | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic (PfD) | Steve Cheung Kwan-kiu | 3,613 | 56.18 | ||
| DAB | Chu Lai-ling | 2,818 | 43.82 | ||
| Majority | 795 | 12.36 | |||
| Turnout | 6,460 | 74.39 | |||
| Civic gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Chu Lai-ling | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Chu Lai-ling | 1,923 | 50.1 | +11.4 | |
| Democratic | Lee Wing-tat | 1,582 | 41.2 | -19.2 | |
| People Power (PV) | Ray Chan Chi-chuen | 333 | 8.7 | ||
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | +15.3 | |||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Wing-tat | 1,349 | 60.4 | -2.1 | |
| DAB | Yeung Man-tat | 885 | 39.6 | +18.7 | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | -10.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Wing-tat | 2,310 | 62.5 | ||
| DAB | Chan Chan-chung | 772 | 20.9 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Poon Su-kei | 615 | 16.6 | ||
| Democratic 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.
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