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New Territories East was a geographical constituency in the election for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991, which elects two members of the Legislative Council using the dual-seat constituency dual vote system. The constituency covers Tuen Mun District and Yuen Long 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 | Tuen Mun District Yuen Long District |
| Region | New Territories |
| Electorate | 198,817 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1991 |
| Abolished | 1995 |
| Number of members | Two |
| Replaced by | New Territories Central New Territories West New Territories North-west New Territories North |
Two by-elections were held on 8 December 1991 and 30 August 1992, after conservative Tai Chin-wah gave up his seat for forging educational qualifications and after democrat Ng Ming-yum died in office respectively. Democrats won Tai's seat while conservatives succeeded Ng.
The constituency was divided and replaced by the New Territories Central, New Territories West, New Territories North-west, and New Territories North constituencies in 1995.[2]
Elected members are as follows:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ng Ming-yum | UDHK | Tai Chin-wah | FSHK | ||
| 1991 (b) | Zachary Wong | MP | ||||
| 1992 (b) | Tang Siu-tong | Independent | ||||
| 1994 | Democratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tang Siu-tong | 33,038 | 51.3 | +16.7 | |
| United Democrats | Ho Chun-yan | 30,466 | 47.3 | ||
| Independent | Sui See-chun | 743 | 1.2 | ||
| Majority | 2,572 | 4.0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 64,247 | 100.0 | |||
| Independent gain from United Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting Point | Zachary Wong Wai-yin | 21,559 | 39.5 | +20.5 | |
| Independent | Tang Siu-tong | 18,858 | 34.6 | +18.3 | |
| ADPL | Yim Tin-sang | 7,780 | 14.3 | ||
| Independent | Kingsley Sit Ho-yin | 5,745 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | 2,701 | 4.9 | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,942 | 100.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 592 | ||||
| Turnout | 54,534 | 27.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 198,812 | ||||
| Meeting Point gain from FSHK | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democrats | Ng Ming-yum | 42,319 | 29.42 | ||
| FSHK | Tai Chin-wah | 30,871 | 21.46 | ||
| Meeting Point | Zachary Wong Wai-yin | 27,243 | 18.94 | ||
| Independent | Tang Siu-tong | 23,389 | 16.26 | ||
| LDF | Tso Shiu-wai | 20,018 | 13.92 | ||
| Turnout | 81,468 | 40.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 198,817 | ||||
| United Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| FSHK win (new seat) | |||||
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