Yau Oi South (constituency)

Yau Oi South
友愛南
Elected constituency for the Tuen Mun District Council
Boundary of Yau Oi South in Tuen Mun District
District	Tuen Mun
Legislative Council constituency	New Territories North West
Population	15,078 (2019)[1]
Electorate	9,194 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	1994
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Lam Kin-cheung (Labour)

Yau Oi South (Chinese: 友愛南) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.

Created for the 1994 District Board elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.

Yau Oi South loosely covers areas surrounding the southern part of Yau Oi Estate in Tuen Mun with an estimated population of 15,078.

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Chiang Yuet-lan	Democratic
	2011	Tsang Hin-hong	DAB
	2019	Lam Kin-cheung→Vacant	Labour

Election results

2010s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2019: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lam Kin-cheung	3,954	63.44
	DAB	Tsang Hin-hong	2,279	36.56	−29.80
Majority			1,675	26.88
Turnout			6,247	68.02
	Labour gain from DAB		Swing

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2015: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Tsang Hin-hong	2,085	66.36	+8.82
	People Power	Chin Po-fun	1,057	33.64	+24.86
Majority			1,028	32.72
Turnout			3,142	37.65
	DAB hold		Swing

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2011: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DAB	Tsang Hin-hong	1,967	57.58	+8.83
	Democratic	Chiang Yuet-lan	1,149	33.64	−17.61
	People Power (Power Voters)	Carlos Lai Ka-long	300	8.78
Majority			57	2.50
Turnout			3,416	38.37
	DAB hold		Swing

2000s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2007: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chiang Yuet-lan	1,165	51.25
	DAB	Chan Kit-fong	1,108	48.75
Majority			57	2.50
	Democratic hold		Swing

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 2003: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chiang Yuet-lan	Uncontested
	Democratic hold		Swing

1990s

Tuen Mun District Council Election, 1999: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chiang Yuet-lan	Uncontested
	Democratic hold		Swing

Tuen Mun District Board Election, 1994: Yau Oi South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chiang Yuet-lan	1,419	65.54
	NTWRA	Ng Hak-keung	746	34.46
Majority			673	31.08
	Democratic 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.