New Territories West (1995 constituency)
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New Territories West was a geographical constituency 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 north-western part of Tuen Mun District in New Territories.[1]
| New Territories West | |
|---|---|
| Former Geographical constituency for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
Boundary of New Territories West in Hong Kong | |
| District | North-western Tuen Mun District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 137,316 |
| 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 | Albert Ho | Democratic | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ho Chun-yan | 25,255 | 54.23 | ||
| ADPL | Yim Tin-sang | 15,166 | 32.56 | ||
| Independent | Chan Wan-sang | 6,152 | 13.21 | ||
| Majority | 10,089 | 21.67 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,573 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 342 | ||||
| Turnout | 46,915 | 34.17 | |||
| Registered electors | 137,316 | ||||
| Democratic win (new seat) | |||||
References
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