New Territories South (1995 constituency)

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]

New Territories South
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of New Territories South in 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

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

Returned members

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Elected members are as follows:[3]

Election Member Party
1995 Sin Chung-kai Democratic

Election results

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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

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  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.