Old Market & Serenity (constituency)

Old Market & Serenity is one of the 19 constituencies in the Tai Po District.

Old Market & Serenity
Elected Constituency
for the Tai Po District Council
Boundary of Old Market & Serenity in Tai Po District
DistrictTai Po
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories North East
Population17,381 (2019)[1]
Electorate9,996 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Lau Yung-wai (Independent)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Tai Po District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by Lau Yung-wai.

Old Market & Serenity constituency is loosely based on private apartments in Tai Po Old Market and Serenity Park with estimated population of 15,455.[3]

Councillors represented
ElectionMemberParty
1994 Irene Luk Ngai-ling Liberal
1999 Wong Chun-wai Democratic
2010 Neo Democrats
2011 Cheung Kwok-wai DAB
2015 Lau Yung-wai Independent democrat

Election results

2010s
Tai Po District Council Election, 2019: Old Market & Serenity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. democrat Lau Yung-wai 5,383 69.97 +13.88
NPP (Civil Force) Lau Man-kit 2,310 30.03
Majority 3,073 39.94
Turnout 7,719 77.26
Ind. democrat hold Swing
Tai Po District Council Election, 2015: Old Market & Serenity[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lau Yung-wai 2,170 56.09
DAB Cheung Kwok-wai 1,699 43.91 -9.29
Majority 471 12.17
Turnout 3,869 51.70 +17.6
Independent gain from DAB 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 District Council Constituency Areas". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. "2015 District Councils Election - Election Results (Tai Po)". www.elections.gov.hk. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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