Yuen Lung (constituency)

Yuen Lung
Elected constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Yuen Lung in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North West
Population13,761 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,135 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2015
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant
Created fromFung Cheung
Yuen Long Centre

Yuen Lung (Chinese: 元龍) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years.

Yuen Lung constituency is loosely based on southeastern part of Yuen Long Town, covering Sun Yuen Long Centre and YOHO Town with estimated population of 13,959.[3]

Councillors represented

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Election Member Party
2015 Wong Wai-shun NPP
2019 BPA
2019 Tommy Cheung Sau-yinVacant[a] Nonpartisan

Election results

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2010s

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Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Yuen Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Cheung Sau-yin 3,177 58.13
BPA Wong Wai-shun 2,281 41.74 −46.24
Nonpartisan Eric Chow Lok-ning 7 0.13
Majority 896 16.39
Turnout 5,480 76.83
Nonpartisan gain from BPA Swing
Yuen Long District Council Election, 2015: Yuen Lung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPP Wong Wai-shun 2,651 88.0
BPA Chong Kin-shing 362 12.0
Majority 2,289 76.0
Turnout 3,285 54.2
NPP win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Resigned on 22 October 2021 for health reasons.

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.