New Territories Central (1995 constituency)
New Territories North-east was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1995, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency covers most of the Tsuen Wan District (except south-eastern part) and the south-eastern part of Tuen Mun District in New Territories.[1]
| New Territories Central | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories Central in Hong Kong | |
| District | North-western part of Tsuen Wan District South-eastern part of Tuen Mun District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 116,851 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | New Territories South |
| Replaced by | New Territories West |
The constituency was merged into the New Territories West constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Albert Chan Wai-yip | 25,303 | 74.79 | ||
| Independent | Tam Tai-on | 4,433 | 13.10 | ||
| Independent | Ng Wai-kwong | 4,097 | 12.11 | ||
| Majority | 20,870 | 61.69 | |||
| Total valid votes | 33,833 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 479 | ||||
| Turnout | 34,312 | 29.36 | |||
| Registered electors | 116,851 | ||||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References
- Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
- 殷, 俊; 馬, 春暖 (2018). "香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變". 中國大陸研究. 61 (3): 033–052.
- 選區分界及選舉事務委員會 (1995). 一九九五年立法局普通選舉報告書. 香港: 香港政府印務局.
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