So Uk (constituency)
| So Uk | |
|---|---|
| 蘇屋 | |
| Elected constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
 Boundary of So Uk in Sham Shui Po District | |
| District | Sham Shui Po |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon West |
| Population | 18,751 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 7,028 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 (first time) 2019 (second time) |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Ho Kwan-chau (DAB) |
| Created from | Un Chau & So Uk |
| Replaced by | Un Chau & So Uk (2011) |
So Uk (Chinese: 蘇屋) is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District.
First created in 1994 District Board election and was abolished in 2011 due to the redevelopment of So Uk Estate and resettlement of the population. It was re-created from Un Chau & So Uk for the 2019 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years.
So Uk loosely covers the public housing estate So Uk Estate in Cheung Sha Wan. It has projected population of 18,751.[3]
Councillors represented
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Chan Chi-shing | SSPRA | |
| 1999 | Samuel Chan Wai-ming | DAB | |
| 2011 | Constituency abolished | ||
| 2019 | Leo Ho Kwan-chau | DAB | |
Election results
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Leo Ho Kwan-chau | 2,650 | 50.74 | ||
| ADPL | Chan Ming-kei | 2,522 | 48.29 | ||
| Independent | Lam Pui-man | 51 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 128 | 2.45 | |||
| Turnout | 5,237 | 74.57 | |||
| DAB win (new seat) | |||||
2000s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Samuel Chan Wai-ming | 3,074 | 71.17 | +8.99 | |
| ADPL | Lau Wai-tak | 1,245 | 28.83 | +11.61 | |
| Majority | 1,829 | 42.34 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Samuel Chan Wai-ming | 2,524 | 62.18 | +15.52 | |
| Democratic | Ma Kee | 836 | 20.60 | +0.67 | |
| ADPL | Lau Wai-tak | 699 | 17.22 | −14.75 | |
| Majority | 1,688 | 41.58 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Samuel Chan Wai-ming | 1,595 | 47.70 | ||
| ADPL | Edwin Chan Yue-wing | 1,069 | 31.97 | ||
| Democratic | David Yam Siu-wai | 680 | 20.33 | ||
| Majority | 526 | 5.73 | |||
| DAB gain from [[SSPRA|Sham Shui Po Residents Association]] | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSPRA | Chan Chi-shing | Uncontested | |||
| [[SSPRA|Sham Shui Po Residents Association]] win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "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). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- ^ "Recommended Constituency Areas Boundary Descriptions" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.