Kam Ping (constituency)
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| Kam Ping | |
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| Elected Constituency for the Eastern District Council |
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Boundary of Kam Ping in Eastern District
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| Region | Eastern District |
| Electorate | 9,285[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Choy So-yuk (DAB) |
Kam Ping is one of the 37 constituencies in the Eastern District, Hong Kong.
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 estimated population of 16,647.[2]
Councillors represented
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1994 | Chiang Yu-tui | Independent | |
| 1996 by-election | Tsang On-kei | Independent | |
| 1999 | Choy So-yuk | Progressive Alliance | |
| 2000 | DAB | ||
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| DAB | Choy So-yuk | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Choy So-yuk | Uncontested | |||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| DAB | Choy So-yuk | 1,804 | 75.2 | +30.7 | |
| Independent | Chiang Yu-tui | 595 | 24.8 | ||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Alliance | Choy So-yuk | Uncontested | |||
| Progressive Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Chiang Yu-tui | 1,805 | 68.2 | ||
| Liberal | Shek Kwei-chun | 800 | 30.2 | ||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
