Wah Lai
Elected constituency
for the Kwai Tsing District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Wah Laiin Kwai Tsing District
DistrictKwai Tsing
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories South West
Population16,580 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,687 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2007
Number of membersOne
Member(s)vacant

Wah Lai (Chinese: 華麗) is one of the 31 constituencies of the Kwai Tsing District, returning one member to the Kwai Tsing District Council every four years. It was first created in 2007.

Loosely based on Lai Yiu Estate, Wah Yuen Chuen and Wonderland Villas in Lai King, the constituency has an estimated population of 16,580 as of 2019.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
2007 Wong Yiu-chung Independent
2012 BPA
2019 Sin Chung-kai→vacant Democratic

Election results

2010s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2019: Wah Lai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sin Chung-kai 3,469 51.93
BPA Wong Yiu-chung 2,998 44.88 −23.83
Nonpartisan Tam Yam-chi 152 2.28
Nonpartisan Yuen Kowk-ki 44 0.66
Nonpartisan Christabel Donna Tai Pui-shan 17 0.25
Majority 471 7.05
Turnout 6,706 69.26
Democratic gain from BPA Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2015: Wah Lai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPA Wong Yiu-chung 2,130 68.71
Independent Yuen Kowk-ki 707 22.81
Independent Christabel Donna Tai Pui-shan 263 8.48
Majority 1,423 45.90
Turnout 3,100 34.32
BPA hold Swing
Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2011: Wah Lai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wong Yiu-chung uncontested
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Kwai Tsing District Council Election, 2007: Wah Lai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Wong Yiu-chung 1,776 76.98
Independent Yuen Kwok-li 304 13.18
LYECA Carl Ching Lok-suen 277 12.01
Majority 1,472 63.80
Nonpartisan 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. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

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