New Territories North West (2021 constituency)
| New Territories North West | |
|---|---|
| Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North West in Hong Kong | |
| District | Tuen Mun District South-eastern part of Yuen Long District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Population | 791,700[1] |
| Electorate | 468,752[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | TBD |
| Created from | New Territories West (1998) |
The New Territories North West 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 Tuen Mun District and south-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 Tuen Mun District and the south-eastern part of Yuen Long District of the New Territories West 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 West, 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Election | Member | Member | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 2021 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
Election results[]
2020s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAB (NTAS) | Holden Chow Ho-ding | ||||
| Roundtable | Michael Tien Puk-sun | ||||
| Third Side | Wong Chun-long | ||||
| Total valid votes | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 468,752 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
1995 constituency[]
| New Territories North-west | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories North-west in Hong Kong | |
| District | Yuen Long District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 113,799 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1995 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Member(s) | Zachary Wong (Democratic) |
| Created from | New Territories West (1991) |
| Replaced by | New Territories West (1998) |
First-past the post system was used in the single-seat constituency in 1995.
| 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[]
- ^ "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