New Territories North-west (1995 constituency)
New Territories North-west was a geographical constituencies 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 Yuen Long District (except San Tin and Fairview Park) in New Territories.[1]
| New Territories North-west | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North-west in Hong Kong | |
| District | Southern part of Yuen Long District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 113,799 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Created from | New Territories West |
| 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]
Returned members
Elected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Zachary Wong | Democratic | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Zachary Wong Wai-yin | 21,527 | 50.07 | ||
| Independent | Tang Siu-tong | 21,470 | 49.93 | ||
| Majority | 57 | 0.06 | |||
| Total valid votes | 42,997 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 349 | ||||
| Turnout | 43,346 | 38.09 | |||
| Registered electors | 113,799 | ||||
| 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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