New Territories North (1995 constituency)

New Territories North
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of New Territories North in Hong Kong
DistrictNorth District
Northern Yuen Long District
RegionNew Territories
Electorate99,352
Former constituency
Created1995
Abolished1997
Created fromNew Territories North (1991)
New Territories West (1991)
Replaced byNew Territories East (1998)
New Territories West (1998)

New Territories North was a geographical constituencies 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 District and northern part of Yuen Long District (Fairview Park and San Tin) in New Territories.[1]

The constituency was divided and replaced by New Territories East and New Territories West constituencies in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]

Returned members

Elected members are as follows:[3]

Election Member Party
1995 Cheung Hon-chung DAB

Election results

1995 Legislative Council election: New Territories North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DAB Cheung Hon-chung 17,026 50.07
Democratic Wong Sing-chi 16,978 49.93
Majority 48 0.14
Total valid votes 34,004 100.00
Rejected ballots 368
Turnout 34,372 34.60
Registered electors 99,352
DAB win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Report on the 1995 Legislative Council General Election. 1995.
  2. ^ 殷, 俊; 馬, 春暖 (2018). "香港立法會直選制度變革與政黨體系之演變". 中國大陸研究. 61 (3): 033–052.
  3. ^ a b 選區分界及選舉事務委員會 (1995). 一九九五年立法局普通選舉報告書. 香港: 香港政府印務局.