New Territories South West (2021 constituency)
| New Territories South West | |
|---|---|
| Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories South West in Hong Kong | |
| District | Kwai Tsing District Tsuen Wan District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Population | 824,600[1] |
| Electorate | 510,558[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Member(s) | TBD |
| Created from | New Territories West (1998) |
The New Territories South 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 Kwai Tsing District and Tsuen Wan 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 Kwai Tsing District and Tsuen Wan 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 South West, 2021–present | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Election | Member | Member | ||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 2021 | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
Election results[]
2020s[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Lau Cheuk-yu | ||||
| DAB | Chan Han-pan | ||||
| FTU | Chan Wing-yan | ||||
| Total valid votes | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 510,558 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
1995 constituency[]
| New Territories South-west | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical Constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
 Boundary of New Territories South-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 South (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 | Lee Wing-tat | 29,801 | 65.35 | ||
| ADPL | Ting Yin-wah | 15,798 | 34.65 | ||
| Majority | 14,003 | 30.70 | |||
| Total valid votes | 45,599 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 450 | ||||
| Turnout | 46,049 | 34.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 131,698 | ||||
| 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