So Uk
蘇屋
Elected constituency
for the Sham Shui Po District Council
Outline map
Boundary of So Ukin Sham Shui Po District
DistrictSham Shui Po
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon West
Population18,751 (2019)[1]
Electorate7,028 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1994 (first time)
2019 (second time)
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Ho Kwan-chau (DAB)
Created fromUn Chau & So Uk
Replaced byUn Chau & So Uk (2011)

So Uk (Chinese: 蘇屋) is one of the 25 constituencies in the Sham Shui Po District.

First created in 1994 District Board election and was abolished in 2011 due to the redevelopment of So Uk Estate and resettlement of the population. It was re-created from Un Chau & So Uk for the 2019 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Sham Shui Po District Council, with an election every four years.

So Uk loosely covers the public housing estate So Uk Estate in Cheung Sha Wan. It has projected population of 18,751.[3]

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
1994 Chan Chi-shing SSPRA
1999 Samuel Chan Wai-ming DAB
2011 Constituency abolished
2019 Leo Ho Kwan-chau DAB

Election results

2010s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2019: So Uk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Leo Ho Kwan-chau 2,650 50.74
ADPL Chan Ming-kei 2,522 48.29
Independent Lam Pui-man 51 0.98
Majority 128 2.45
Turnout 5,237 74.57
DAB win (new seat)

2000s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2007: So Uk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Samuel Chan Wai-ming 3,074 71.17 +8.99
ADPL Lau Wai-tak 1,245 28.83 +11.61
Majority 1,829 42.34
DAB hold Swing
Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 2003: So Uk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Samuel Chan Wai-ming 2,524 62.18 +15.52
Democratic Ma Kee 836 20.60 +0.67
ADPL Lau Wai-tak 699 17.22 −14.75
Majority 1,688 41.58
DAB hold Swing

1990s

Sham Shui Po District Council Election, 1999: So Uk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Samuel Chan Wai-ming 1,595 47.70
ADPL Edwin Chan Yue-wing 1,069 31.97
Democratic David Yam Siu-wai 680 20.33
Majority 526 5.73
DAB gain from [[SSPRA|Sham Shui Po Residents Association]] Swing
Sham Shui Po District Board Election, 1994: So Uk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSPRA Chan Chi-shing Uncontested
[[SSPRA|Sham Shui Po Residents Association]] 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). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  3. "Recommended Constituency Areas Boundary Descriptions" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
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