Yan Shing (constituency)

Yan Shing (Chinese: 欣盛) is one of the 18 constituencies in the North District, Hong Kong.

Yan Shing
Elected Constituency for the North District Council
Boundary of Yan Shing in North District
District	North
Legislative Council constituency	New Territories East
Population	19,314 (2019)[1]
Electorate	14,227 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2003
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Lam Shuk-ching (Neo Democrats)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the North District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Lau Kwok-fan of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

Yan Shing constituency is loosely based on Yan Shing Court in Fanling with estimated population of 19,314.[3]

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	2003	Adrian Lau Tak-cheong	Democratic
	2006		Independent
	2007	Lau Kwok-fan	DAB
	2019	Lam Shuk-ching	Neo Democrats

Election results

2010s

North District Council Election, 2019: Yan Shing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Neo Democrats	Lam Shuk-ching	5,939	57.84
	DAB	Lau Kwok-fan	4,329	42.16
Majority			1,610	15.68
Turnout			10,306	72.92
	Neo Democrats gain from DAB		Swing

North District Council Election, 2015: Yan Shing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Lau Kwok-fan	Uncontested
	DAB hold		Swing

North District Council Election, 2011: Yan Shing[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Lau Kwok-fan	4,791	83.7	+6.7
	Democratic	Alexander Yan Wing-lok	935	16.3
	DAB hold		Swing

2000s

North District Council Election, 2007: Yan Shing[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Lau Kwok-fan	4,159	77.0	+30.4
	Independent	Adrian Lau Tak-cheong	1,239	23.0	–30.4
	DAB hold		Swing

North District Council Election, 2003: Yan Shing[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Adrian Lau Tak-cheong	2,210	53.4
	DAB	Lau Kwok-fan	1,930	46.6
	Democratic 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. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
4. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 21 April 2013.