Kam Ping (constituency)

Kam Ping
Elected Constituency for the Eastern District Council
Boundary of Kam Ping in Eastern District
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
	1994	Chiang Yu-tui	Independent
	1996 by-election	Tsang On-kei	Independent
	1999	Choy So-yuk	Progressive Alliance
	2000		DAB

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2015: Kam Ping

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	Uncontested
	DAB hold		Swing

Eastern District Council Election, 2011: Kam Ping^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	Uncontested
	DAB hold		Swing

2000s

Eastern District Council Election, 2007: Kam Ping^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DAB	Choy So-yuk	1,804	75.2	+30.7
	Independent	Chiang Yu-tui	595	24.8
	DAB hold		Swing

Eastern District Council Election, 2003: Kam Ping^[3]

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

Eastern District Council Election, 1999: Kam Ping^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Alliance	Choy So-yuk	Uncontested
	Progressive Alliance gain from Independent		Swing

Kam Ping by-election 1996^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

Eastern District Board Election, 1994: Kam Ping^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Chiang Yu-tui	1,805	68.2
	Liberal	Shek Kwei-chun	800	30.2
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
2. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
3. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Retrieved 24 March 2013.