Tai Koo Shing East (constituency)

Tai Koo Shing East
Elected constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Tai Koo Shing East in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population18,063 (2019)[1]
Electorate10,546 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromTaikoo Shing

Tai Koo Shing East is a constituency located in the Eastern District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat was last held by nonpartisan Patrick Wong Chun-sing.

Tai Koo Shing East constituency is loosely based on eastern part of Taikoo Shing with estimated population of 18,063.[3]

Councillors represented

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Election Member Party %
1994 Tso Hon-kwong IndependentDemocratic 60.69
1999 DemocraticIndependent 73.66
2003 Independent 76.47
2007 68.23
2011 Marcus Tse Tsz-kei NPP 58.28
2015 Patrick Wong Chun-sing→Vacant[a] Independent 50.83
2019 60.95

Election results

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2010s

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Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Tai Koo Shing East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. democrat Patrick Wong Chun-sing 4,848 60.95 +10.15
NPP Calvin Kwok Ho-king 3,106 39.05 −10.15
Majority 1.742 21.90
Turnout 7,980 75.67
Ind. democrat hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Tai Koo Shing East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Patrick Wong Chun-sing 2,674 50.8
NPP Marcus Tse Tsz-kei 2,587 49.2 –9.1
Majority 87 1.6
Turnout 5,311 53.7
Nonpartisan gain from NPP Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Tai Koo Shing East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Marcus Tse Tsz-kei 2,270 58.3
Ind. Democrat Tso Hon-kwong 1,625 41.7
Majority 645 16.6
NPP hold Swing

2000s

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Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Tai Koo Shing East[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tso Hon-kwong 2,184 68.2
DAB Luk Wai-kit 1,017 31.8
Majority 1,167 36.4
Independent hold Swing
Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Tai Koo Shing East[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Tso Hon-kwong 2,830 76.5
DAB Wong Kau-piu 871 23.5
Majority 1,959 53.0
Nonpartisan hold Swing

1990s

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Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Tai Koo Shing East[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tso Hon-kwong 1,988 73.1
DAB Eric Chan Hong 711 26.1
Majority 1,912 47.0
Democratic hold Swing
Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Tai Koo Shing East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Tso Hon-kwong 1,487 59.7
LDF Wong Tak-lun 963 38.6
Majority 524 21.1
Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021.

References

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  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. ^ "Election Results - Eastern". Hong Kong Government. 7 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Election Results - Eastern". Hong Kong Government. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Results of the 2003 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.
  7. ^ "Results of the 1999 District Council Election" (PDF). Hong Kong Government.