Mei Foo North (constituency)

Mei Foo North
Elected Constituency for the Sham Shui Po District Council
Boundary of Mei Foo North in Sham Shui Po District
Region	Sham Shui Po District
Electorate	7,698[1]
Current constituency
Created	2003
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Ambrose Cheung (Independent)
Created from	Ching Lai

Mei Foo North, formerly called Ching Lai, is one of the 21 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is currently held by Ambrose Cheung, former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Mei Foo North constituency is loosely based on the northern side of the Mei Foo Sun Chuen in Lai Chi Kok with estimated population of 16,599.^[2]

Councillors represented

Ching Lai (1994–2003)

Election		Member	Party
	1994	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	Liberal
	1994		Independent

Mei Foo North (2003 to present)

Election		Member	Party
	2003	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	Independent

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2015: Mei Foo North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,636	59.2	–10.7
	Civic	Joshua Li Chun-hei	1,816	40.8	+10.7
Majority			820	18.4
Turnout			4,478	55.6
	Independent hold		Swing	–10.7

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2011: Mei Foo North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,204	69.9
	Civic	Alpha Keung Chung-yin	950	30.1
	Independent hold		Swing

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: Mei Foo North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: Mei Foo North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,009	62.3	-18.3
	Independent	Yam Siu-wai	1,217	37.7
	Independent hold		Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: Ching Lai ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	2,142	80.6
	Democratic	Chan Kwan-chiu	491	18.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Sham Shui Po District Board Election, 1994: Ching Lai ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ambrose Cheung Wing-sum	uncontested
	Liberal win (new seat)

References

1. "2011 District Councils Election - Election Brief". Hong Kong Government. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
2. "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 30 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 20 April 2013.