New Territories South (1995 constituency)

New Territories South
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of New Territories Southin Hong Kong
DistrictSouth-eastern Tsuen Wan District
Northern Kwai Tsing District
RegionNew Territories
Electorate137,318
Former constituency
Created1995
Abolished1997
Created fromNew Territories South
Replaced byNew Territories West

New Territories South 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 south-eastern part of Tsuen Wan District and northern part of Kwai Tsing District in New Territories.[1]

The constituency was merged into the New Territories West constituency in 1998 after the handover of Hong Kong a year before.[2]

Returned members[edit]

Elected members are as follows:[3]

Election Member Party
1995 Sin Chung-kai Democratic

Election results[edit]

1995 Legislative Council election: New Territories South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sin Chung-kai 26,048 70.74
Independent Hui Chiu-fai 8,179 22.21
Pioneer Lam Chi-leung 2,594 7.04
Majority 17,869 48.53
Total valid votes 36,821 100.00
Rejected ballots 567
Turnout 37,388 27.23
Registered electors 137,318
Democratic win (new seat)

References[edit]

  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.