Mei Foo South (constituency)
Constituency in Sham Shui Po district
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Mei Foo South, formerly called Mei Foo, is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years.
DistrictSham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon West
Population16,563 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,400 (2019)[2]
| Mei Foo South | |
|---|---|
| Elected constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council | |
Boundary of Mei Foo South in Sham Shui Po District | |
| District | Sham Shui Po |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon West |
| Population | 16,563 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 9,400 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member | Vacant |
| Created from | Mei Foo |
Mei Foo South constituency is loosely based on the southeastern area of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Manhattan Hill in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 16,563.[3]
Councillors represented
Mei Foo (1994–2003)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | Democratic | |
| 1999 | Tanny Tsang Yau-fat | DAB | |
| 2003 by-election | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | Democratic | |
Mei Foo South (2003 to present)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | Democratic | |
| 2007 | Democratic→Civic | ||
| 2011 | Wong Tat-tung | DAB | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2019 | Chau Yuen-man→Vacant | Civic | |
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Tat-tung | 2,421 | 52.3 | +3.3 | |
| Civic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 2,193 | 47.4 | +0.3 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judy Tzeng Li-wen | 179 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 228 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,849 | 56.6 | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Wong Tat-tung | 1,987 | 49.0 | ||
| Civic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,908 | 47.1 | ||
| Independent | Ken Chan Kin-chun | 159 | 3.9 | ||
| DAB gain from Civic | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,493 | 50.1 | −9.3 | |
| DAB | Wallace Yeung Hon-sing | 1,487 | 49.9 | +9.3 | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,936 | 59.4 | +16.1 | |
| DAB | Yeung Yiu-chung | 1,324 | 40.6 | −3.2 | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 849 | 43.8 | −5.1 | |
| DAB | Yeung Yiu-chung | 840 | 43.3 | −7.1 | |
| ADPL | Se Kwok-hung | 244 | 12.6 | ||
| Democratic gain from DAB | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Tanny Tsang Yau-fat | 1,048 | 50.4 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,017 | 48.9 | −1.5 | |
| DAB gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Wong Tak-chuen | 1,072 | 50.4 | ||
| Liberal | Cheng Ching-kay | 912 | 42.8 | ||
| Public Affairs Society | Song Wai-kun | 129 | 6.1 | ||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||