New Territories North (2021 constituency)
| New Territories North | |
|---|---|
| Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North in Hong Kong | |
| District | North District North-eastern part of Yuen Long District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Population | 694,200[1] |
| Electorate | 431,604[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | TBD |
| Created from | New Territories East (1998) New Territories West (1998) |
The New Territories North geographical constituency is one of the ten geographical constituencies in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system. The constituency covers North District and north-eastern part of Yuen Long District in New Territories.[3]
History[]
The constituency was created under the overhaul of the electoral system imposed by the Beijing government in 2021, replacing the North District of the New Territories East and north-eastern part of Yuen Long District of the New Territories West constituency used from 1998 to 2021. A constituency with the same name were also created for the 1991 and 1995 elections in the late colonial period, while the 1991 constituency also elected two seats with each voter having two votes and the 1995 constituency a similar boundary.
Returning members[]
| LegCo members for New Territories North, 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Election | Member | Member | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 2021 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
Election results[]
2020s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Prospect | Zhang Xinyu | ||||
| DAB | Lau Kwok-fan | ||||
| Independent | Shum Ho-kit | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Judy Tzeng Li-wen | ||||
| Total valid votes | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 431,604 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
1995 constituency[]
| New Territories North | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North in Hong Kong | |
| District | North District Yuen Long District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 99,352 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Member(s) | Cheung Hon-chung (DAB) |
| Created from | New Territories North (1991) New Territories West (1991) |
| Replaced by | New Territories East (1998) New Territories West (1998) |
First-past the post system was used in the single-seat constituency in 1995.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB | Cheung Hon-chung | 17,026 | 50.07 | ||
| Democratic | Wong Sing-chi | 16,978 | 49.93 | ||
| Majority | 48 | 0.14 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,004 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 368 | ||||
| Turnout | 34,372 | 34.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 99,352 | ||||
| DAB win (new seat) | |||||
1991 constituency[]
| New Territories North | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North in Hong Kong | |
| District | North District Tai Po District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 121,989 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Abolished | 1995 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | Fung Chi-wood (UD→Democratic) Tik Chi-yuen (MP→Democratic) |
| Replaced by | New Territories North (1995) New Territories North-east (1995) |
Dual-seat constituency dual vote system was used in the two-seat constituency in 1991.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democrats | Fung Chi-wood | 23,267 | 27.34 | ||
| Meeting Point | Tik Chi-yuen | 21,702 | 25.50 | ||
| LDF | Cheung Hon-chung | 16,221 | 19.11 | ||
| LDF | Johnny Wong Chi-keung | 15,350 | 18.04 | ||
| ADPL | Ronald Chow Mei-tak | 7,117 | 8.36 | ||
| Independent | Tong Wai-man | 1,449 | 1.70 | ||
| Turnout | 46,644 | 38.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 121,989 | ||||
| United Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Meeting Point win (new seat) | |||||
References[]
- ^ "Delineation of Geographical Constituencies of the Seventh Term of the Legislative Council" (PDF). Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
- ^ "Distribution of registered electors by geographical constituencies in 2021". Hong Kong Government.
- ^ "Method for the Formation of the Legislative Council". Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.
- ^ Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
- Constituencies of Hong Kong
- New Territories
- Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council
- 2021 establishments in Hong Kong
- Constituencies established in 2021