Kam Ping (constituency)

Kam Ping is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.

Kam Ping
Elected Constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Kam Ping in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island
Population16,085 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,304 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lee Yue-shun (Civic)
Created fromNorth Point East
North Point South
Kam Ping
Traditional Chinese錦屏
Simplified Chinese锦屏

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. Since 1999 election, the seat has been held by Choy So-yuk, senior member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong.

Kam Ping constituency is loosely based on the area in North Point nearby the Kam Ping Street with large presence of Hokkien population of an estimated population of 16,085.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
1994 Keung Yuk-deoil Independent
1996 by-election Tsang On-kei Independent
1999 Choy So-yuk Progressive Alliance
2000 DAB
2019 Lee Yue-shun Civic

Election results

2010s
Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Kam Ping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Civic Lee Yue-shun 3,113 50.70
DAB Hung Chi-kit 3,027 49.30
Majority 86 1.40
Turnout 6,179 66.42
Civic gain from DAB Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kam Ping
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Kam Ping[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk Uncontested
DAB hold Swing

2000s
Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Kam Ping[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk 1,804 75.2 +30.7
Independent Chiang Yu-tui 595 24.8
DAB hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Kam Ping[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Choy So-yuk 1,433 44.5
April Fifth Action Leung Kwok-hung 1,149 35.7
Independent Wong Sing-kwong 636 19.8
DAB hold Swing

1990s
Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Kam Ping[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Alliance Choy So-yuk Uncontested
Progressive Alliance gain from Independent Swing
Kam Ping by-election 1996[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tsang On-kei 1,431 51.1
Democratic Leung Suk-ching 778 27.8
Liberal Shek Kwei-chun 573 20.5 -9.7
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Kam Ping[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keung Yuk-deoil 1,805 68.2
Liberal Shek Kwei-chun 800 30.2
Independent 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. "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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