Mun Yat (constituency)

Mun Yat
Former Elected constituency
for the Islands District Council
Boundary of Mun Yat in Islands District
DistrictIslands
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island West
Population23,475 (2019)[1]
Electorate13,227 (2019)[2]
Former constituency
Created2007
Abolished2023
Number of membersOne
MemberKwok Ping (Independent)

Mun Yat (Chinese: 滿逸), previously Yat Tung Estate South, was one of the 10 constituencies in the Islands District in Hong Kong.

From 2007 to 2023, the constituency was represented by one district councillor in the Islands District Council.[3] The constituency was abolished in the 2023 electoral changes and now forms part of the Islands constituency, which covers the entire Islands District and returns two members to the council.

Loosely covering Mun Tung Estate and Yat Tung (I) Estate in Tung Chung, Mun Yat constituency has an estimated population of 23,475.[4]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
2007 Andy Lo Kwong-shing DAB
2015 Eric Kwok Ping Democratic
2017 Independent

Election results

2010s

Islands District Council Election, 2019: Mun Yat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric Kwok Ping 5,997 67.62
FTU (DAB) Wong Chun-kit 2,872 32.38
Majority 3,125 35.24
Turnout 8,893 67.28
Independent hold Swing

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. ^ "2014 Islands District Council Tung Chung North By-election". Electoral Affairs Commission.
  4. ^ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2013.