Tin Yiu (constituency)

Tin Yiu is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

Tin Yiu
Elected Constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Boundary of Tin Yiu in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories West
Population12,734 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,871 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Ho Wai-pan (Independent)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Ho Wai-pan.

Tin Yiu constituency is loosely based on Tin Yiu (I) Estate in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 12,734.[3]

History

The seat was held by Leung Che-cheung, member of the Legislative Council for the DAB until 2019.

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
1994 Wong Cheung-kwong Independent
1997 DAB
2003 Leung Che-cheung DAB
2019 Ben Ho Wai-pan NWSC
2020 Independent

Election results

2010s
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Tin Yiu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NWSC Ben Ho Wai-pan 3,513 55.34
DAB (NTAS) Calvin Szeto Chun-hin 2,408 37.93 −14.57
Nonpartisan Leung Chin-hang 372 5.86 −41.64
Nonpartisan Chan For-yi 55 0.87
Majority 1,105 17.41
Turnout 5,356 71.72
NWSC gain from DAB Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Tin Yiu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Leung Che-cheung 1,713 52.5
Nonpartisan Leung Chin-hang 1,552 47.5
Majority 161 7.0
Turnout 3,315 40.5
DAB hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2011: Tin Yiu[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Leung Che-cheung Uncontested
DAB hold Swing

2000s
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2007: Tin Yiu[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Leung Che-cheung 2,600 68.1 +6.7
LSD Sam Sin Sheung-chi 1,220 31.9
DAB hold Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2003: Tin Yiu[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Leung Che-cheung 2,350 61.4
Independent Shiu Yeung-tak 1,479 38.6
DAB hold Swing

1990s
Yuen Long District Council Election, 1999: Tin Yiu[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Wong Cheung-kwong Uncontested
DAB hold Swing
Yuen Long District Board Election, 1994: Tin Yiu[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wong Cheung-kwong 1,495 65.7
Democratic Hui Kwok-wah 669 29.4
Liberal Chan Yan-sang 96 4.2
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. "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. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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