Tin Shing (constituency)

Tin Shing
Elected constituency for the Yuen Long District Council
Boundary of Tin Shing in Yuen Long District
District	Yuen Long
Legislative Council constituency	New Territories North
Population	14,278 (2019)[1]
Electorate	8,504 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2003
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Vacant

Tin Shing (Chinese: 天盛) 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. Tin Shing constituency is loosely based on part of Tin Shing Court in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 14,278.^[3]

History

Tin Shing was established as one of constituencies in 2003. Formerly the constituency include the whole area of Tin Shing Court.

As the constituency population exceeding and the construction of Ping Yan Court was completed in 2018. The constituency boundary was redrawn and Block A, B, C, D and G in Tin Shing Court were excluded in the constituency.

Councillors represented

Election		Member	Party
	2003	Chan Wai-ching	Nonpartisan
	2011	Chan Sze-ching	Liberal
	2013		NPP
	2017		Roundtable
	2019	Hau Man-kin→Vacant	TSW Connection

Election results

2010s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Tin Shing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TSW Connection	Hau Man-kin	3,347	54.18
	Roundtable	Chan Sze-ching	2,830	45.82
Majority			517	8.36
Turnout			6,203	72.95
	TSW Connection gain from Roundtable		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. "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.