Wang Tau Hom (constituency)
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Wang Tau Hom is one of the 25 constituencies in the Wong Tai Sin District in Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wong Tai Sin District Council, with an election every four years.
DistrictWong Tai Sin
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon Central
Population16,981 (2019)[1]
Electorate11,213 (2019)[2]
| Wang Tau Hom | |
|---|---|
| 橫頭磡 | |
| Elected constituency for the Wong Tai Sin District Council | |
Boundary of Wang Tau Hom in Wong Tai Sin District | |
| District | Wong Tai Sin |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon Central |
| Population | 16,981 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 11,213 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1982 (first time) 1994 (second time) |
| Number of members | One |
| Member | Vacant |
| Wang Tau Hom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 橫頭磡 | ||||||||
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The constituency has an estimated population of 16,981.[3]
Councillors represented
1982 to 1985
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pauline Ng Chow Mei-lin | Nonpartisan | |
1985 to 1991
| Election | First Member | First Party | Second Member | Second Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Liu Sing-lee | PCPHP→ADPL | Pauline Ng Chow Mei-lin | Nonpartisan | ||
| 1988 | ADPL | |||||
1994 to present
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic | Carmen Lau Ka-man | 4,518 | 57.05 | ||
| DAB | Joe Lai Wing-ho | 3,401 | 42.95 | ||
| Majority | 1,117 | 14.10 | |||
| Turnout | 7,942 | 70.90 | |||
| Civic gain from DAB | Swing | ||||