New Territories North East (2021 constituency)
| New Territories North East | |
|---|---|
| Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North East in Hong Kong | |
| District | Tai Po District Western part of Sha Tin District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Population | 775,100[1] |
| Electorate | 478,252[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | TBD |
| Created from | New Territories East (1998) |
The New Territories North East 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 Tai Po District and western part of Sha Tin 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 Tai Po District and western part of Sha Tin District of the New Territories East used from 1998 to 2021. A constituency with the same name were also created for the 1995 Legislative Council election in the late colonial period.
Returning members[]
| LegCo members for New Territories North East, 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Election | Member | Member | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 2021 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
Election results[]
2020s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPP (Civil Force) | Dominic Lee Tsz-king | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Wong Sing-chi | ||||
| DAB (NTAS) | Chan Hak-kan | ||||
| Path of Democracy | Allan Wong Wing-ho | ||||
| Total valid votes | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 478,252 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
1995 constituency[]
| New Territories North-east | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North-east in Hong Kong | |
| District | Tai Po District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 112,444 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Member(s) | Allen Lee (Liberal) |
| Created from | New Territories North (1991) |
| Replaced by | New Territories East (1998) |
First-past the post system was used in the single-seat constituency in 1995.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allen Lee Peng-fei | 15,216 | 34.82 | ||
| DAB | Cheung Hok-ming | 12,256 | 28.04 | ||
| Democratic | Cheung Wing-fai | 11,507 | 26.33 | ||
| United Ants | Law Yuk-kai | 4,723 | 10.81 | ||
| Majority | 2,960 | 6.78 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,702 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 478 | ||||
| Turnout | 44,180 | 39.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 112,444 | ||||
| Liberal 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