New Territories West (1998 constituency)

The New Territories West geographical constituency was one of the geographical constituencies in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1998 to 2021. It was established in 1998 for the first SAR Legislative Council election and was abolished under the 2021 overhaul of the Hong Kong electoral system. Located in the western part of the New Territories, it was the largest geographical constituency in Hong Kong with 1,308,081 electorates in 2020. It consisted of Tsuen Wan District, Kwai Tsing District, Tuen Mun District, Yuen Long District and Islands District. In the 2016 Legislative Council election, it elected nine members of the Legislative Council using the Hare quota of party-list proportional representation.

New Territories West
Former Geographical constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Outline map
Boundary of New Territories West in Hong Kong
DistrictTsuen Wan District
Tuen Mun District
Yuen Long District
Kwai Tsing District
Islands District
RegionNew Territories
Population2,174,700 (2020)[1]
Electorate1,308,081 (2020)[2]
Former constituency
Created1998
Abolished2021
Number of membersFive (1998–2000)
Six (2000–2004)
Eight (2004–2012)
Nine (2012–2021)
Created fromNew Territories Central,
New Territories North-west (1995),
New Territories South,
New Territories South-west (1995),
New Territories West (1995)
Replaced byHong Kong Island West (2021),
New Territories North West (2021),
New Territories South West (2021)

History

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The single-constituency single-vote system was replaced by the party-list proportional representation system for the first SAR Legislative Council election designed by Beijing to reward the weaker pro-Beijing candidates and dilute the electoral strength of the majority pro-democrats.[3] Five seats were allocated to New Territories West, where the pro-democrats took four of the seats with one seat went to Tam Yiu-chung of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) with nearly one-fifth of the popular vote. Pro-grassroots democrats Lee Cheuk-yan of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) and Leung Yiu-chung of the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) each won a seat, with pro-democracy flagship party Democratic Party took two seats with Lee Wing-tat and Albert Ho being elected.

One extra seat was added to the constituency in the 2000 Legislative Council election, where the Democratic Party split their tickets into three in order to maximise its chance to win one more seat, due to the unique design of the Hare quota of the party-list proportional representation. Different zones were set up for each ticket to gather their votes, Kwai Tsing and Islands Districts for Lee Wing-tat, Tuen Mun and rural Yueng Long for Albert Ho and Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long Town Centre, Tin Shui Wai and a small part of Tuen Mun for Albert Chan.[4] With the rural support of the DAB–PA joint ticket, Tang Siu-tong was able to beat the Democratic tickets to gain the extra seat at the expense of Lee Wing-tat who lost the re-election.

In the 2004 Legislative Council election, the number of seats in New Territories West was increased to eight, where the two new seats were taken by Lee Wing-tat who came back from his loss, and Selina Chow of the Liberal Party who rode on the popularity gained from the party's opposition 2003 Basic Law Article 23 legislation. Selina Chow lost her 2008 re-election which she complained the rural votes were taken away by DAB's rural candidate Cheung Hok-ming.[5] Chow was replaced by veteran trade unionist Wong Kwok-hing of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU).

In 2010, Albert Chan of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) resigned from the office to rigger a by-election as a de facto referendum on the government's constitutional reform proposal. Chan was re-elected with a low turnout due to the government and pro-Beijing boycott.[6]

The deal on the modified constitutional reform proposal struck by the moderate democrats and the Beijing authorities expanded the number of the geographical constituency seats from 30 to 35, where the seats in New Territories West were increased to nine. The DAB deployed an offensive strategy by splitting their ticket into three separate ones, led by Tam Yiu-chung, Leung Che-cheung and Chan Han-pan respectively. All three DAB tickets were elected, taking the advantage on the miscalculation of the pro-democrats, where the Civic Party took a overly aggressive strategy by fielding Kwok Ka-ki and Audrey Eu on the same ticket , hoping to win two seats. As a result, the Civics failed to get Eu elected and wasted votes at the expense on the Democratic Party who saw Lee Wing-tat and Josephine Chan both failed to win a seat. With Michael Tien of the New People's Party (NPP) also won a seat and Alice Mak retained a seat for the FTU, the pro-Beijing camp achieved a majority in New Territories West for the first time by winning five seats compared to pro-democrats' four.

The pro-Beijing camp retained its majority in the 2016 Legislative Council election, as the pro-democrats again split their votes in the overcrowding field. Localist camp Eddie Chu and Civic Passion's Cheng Chung-tai were elected with high votes among the opposition candidate, while Civic Kwok Ka-ki and Democrat Andrew Wan took the two other seats. Veteran Lee Cheuk-yan of the Labour Party was unexpectedly defeated by pro-Beijing independent Junius Ho with a margin of 0.91 percentage point, who took Tam Yiu-chung's place who was retiring.

Members returned

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Below are all the members since the creation of the New Territories West constituency. The number of seats allocated to New Territories has been increased from five to nine between 1998 and 2012 due to the enlargement.

LegCo members for New Territories West, 1998–2021
Term Election Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member
1st 1998 Lee Wing-tat
(DP)
Tam Yiu-chung
(DAB)
Albert Ho
(DP)
Lee Cheuk-yan
(TFCTULab/CTU)
Leung Yiu-chung
(NWSC)
2nd 2000 Albert Chan
(DPIndLSD)
Tang Siu-tong
(PA)
3rd 2004 Cheung Hok-ming
(DAB)
Lee Wing-tat
(DP)
Selina Chow
(LP)
4th 2008 Wong Kwok-hing
(FTU)
Vacant
2010 (b) Albert Chan
(LSDPP)
5th 2012 Kwok Ka-ki
(CP)
Leung Che-cheung
(DAB/NTAS)
Michael Tien
(NPPRT)
Alice Mak
(FTU)
Chan Han-pan
(DAB/NTAS)
6th 2016 Cheng Chung-tai
(Civic Passion)
Junius Ho
(Ind)
Eddie Chu
(Ind)
Andrew Wan
(DP)
Vacant
Vacant Vacant Vacant

Summary of seats won

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Term Election Distribution
1st 1998
4 1
2nd 2000
4 2
3rd 2004
5 3
4th 2008
5 3
5th 2012
4 5
6th 2016
4 5
1998 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Democratic 2 2 2 2 1
DAB 1 1 2 2 3 2
Frontier 1
NWSC 1 1 1 1
CTU 1 1 1
Progressive Alliance 1
Liberal 1
FTU 1 1 1
LSD 1
Civic 1 1
People Power 1
Labour 1
NPP 1 1
Civic Passion 1
Independent 1 1 2
Pro-democracy 4 4 5 5 4 4
Pro-Beijing 1 2 3 3 5 5
Seats 5 6 8 8 9 9

Vote share summary

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1998 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Democratic 39.2 34.3 26.9 23.2 11.8 6.9
DAB 19.4 29.6 24.9 23.1 22.8 18.0
Frontier 12.5
NWSC 10.3 17.3 12.7 10.7 8.8 3.5
ADPL 5.2 3.1 1.7 3.4
Liberal 0.8 2.7 10.9 5.4 0.2
CTU 15.2 9.9 10.6
FTU 9.0 7.1 8.2
LSD 8.1 1.9 4.7
Civic 7.0 14.5 7.0
People Power 8.9
Labour 8.2 5.0
NPP 7.6 11.7
Civic Passion 9.0
Youngspiration 1.7
Independent and Others 12.7 1.0 10.6 1.0 8.5 20.6
Pro-democracy 71.2 66.7 60.5 61.3 54.6 55.2
Pro-Beijing 28.8 32.3 38.7 37.5 43.0 44.4

Election results

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The largest remainder method (with Hare quota) of the proportional representative electoral system was introduced in 1998, replacing the single-member constituencies of the 1995 election. Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the quota + remainder.

2010s

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Vote share

  DAB (18.04%)
  NPP (11.71%)
  Civic Passion (9.03%)
  FTU (8.23%)
  Civic (7.02%)
  Democratic (6.91%)
  Labour (5.00%)
  LSD/PP (4.73%)
  NWSC (3.48%)
  ADPL (2.96%)
  Youngspiration (1.65%)
  Liberal (0.24%)
  Politihk SS (0.14%)
  Other (20.72%)
2016 Legislative Council election: New Territories West
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Quota 67,049 11.11
Nonpartisan Eddie Chu Hoi-dick 84,121 13.94
(11.11+2.83)
N/A
NPP Michael Tien Puk-sun
Wilson Wong Wai-shun, So Ka-man, Jonathan Tsui Hiu-kit, Kam Man-fung, Wyran Cheng Chit-pun, Sammi Fu Hiu-lam
70,646 11.71
(11.11+0.60)
+4.13
DAB Chan Han-pan
Jody Kwok Fu-yung, Dragon Li Sai-lung, Michelle Leung Kar-ming, Jones Chan Chun-chung, Lui Dik-ming, Pau Ming-hong
58,673 9.72 +2.39
Civic Passion Cheng Chung-tai
Cheung Yiu-sum
54,496 9.03 N/A
DAB (NTAS) Leung Che-cheung
Clement Lui Kin, Ken Wong Hon-kuen, Terry Yip Man-pan, Chiu Kwan-siu, Lai Ka-man
50,190 8.32 –0.40
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen
Yiu Kwok-wai, Kot Siu-yuen, Ken Fung Pui-yin, Lau Chin-pang
49,680 8.23 +1.16
Civic Kwok Ka-ki
Henry Sin Ho-fai
42,334 7.02 –7.46
Democratic Andrew Wan Siu-kin
Ho Chun-yan, Lee Wing-tat, Catherine Wong Lai-sheung, Lam Siu-fai
41,704 6.91 –4.86
Independent Ho Kwan-yiu 35,657 5.91 +3.74
Labour Lee Cheuk-yan, Chiu Yan-loy 30,149 5.00 –3.22
LSD (People Power) Wong Ho-ming, Albert Chan Wai-yip 28,529 4.73 –6.03
NWSC Wong Yun-tat, Leung Ching-shan, Rayman Chow Wai-hung 20,974 3.48 –5.30
ADPL Frederick Fung Kin-kee 17,872 2.96 N/A
Youngspiration (TSWNF) Wong Chun-kit, Wong Pak-yu 9,928 1.65 N/A
Nonpartisan Carolyn Tong Wing-chi 2,408 0.40 N/A
Nonpartisan Clarice Cheung Wai-ching 2,390 0.40 N/A
Liberal Chow Wing-kan 1,469 0.24 N/A
Christians to the World Hendrick Lui Chi-hang 812 0.13 N/A
Nonpartisan Kwong Koon-wan 810 0.13 N/A
Politihk SS Ko Chi-fai, Innes Tang Tak-shing 604 0.10 N/A
Total valid votes 603,446 100.00
Rejected ballots 9,624
Turnout 613,070 56.43 +5.14
Registered electors 1,086,515
 
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Vote share

  DAB (22.82%)
  Civic (14.48%)
  Democratic (11.77%)
  People Power (8.90%)
  NWSC (8.78%)
  Labour (8.22%)
  NPP (7.58%)
  FTU (7.07%)
  Third Force (3.36%)
  LSD (1.86%)
  Other (4.58%)
2012 Legislative Council election: New Territories West
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Quota 55,401 11.11
Civic Kwok Ka-ki
Audrey Eu Yuet-mee
72,185 14.48
(11.11+3.37)
+7.48
People Power Albert Chan Wai-yip
Jacqueline Chan So-ling, Raymond Lai, Tong Wing-chi
44,355 8.90 +0.80
NWSC Leung Yiu-chung
Wong Yun-tat
43,799 8.78 −1.92
DAB Tam Yiu-chung
Lung Shui-hing, Yip Man-pan, Mo Shing-fung
43,496 8.72 −14.38
Labour Lee Cheuk-yan
Tam Chun-yin
40,967 8.22 −2.38
NPP Michael Tien Puk-sun
Clarice Cheung Wai-ching, Wong Cheuk-kin, Ho Kin-cheong
37,808 7.58 N/A
DAB (NTAS) Chan Han-pan
Poon Chi-shing, Nixie Lam Lam, Chan Chun-chung, Law Kwan, Leung Kar-ming, Tsang Tai
36,555 7.33 N/A
FTU Alice Mak Mei-kuen
Luk Chung-hung, Manwell Chan, Kot Siu-yuen, Tang Cheuk-him
35,239 7.07 −1.93
DAB Leung Che-cheung
Tsang Hin-keung, Lui Kin, Christina Maisenne Lee, Wong Wai-ling, Chui Kwan-siu
33,777 6.77 N/A
Democratic Lee Wing-tat, Lam Lap-chi, Lai King-wai 32,792 6.58 −4.92
Democratic Josephine Chan Shu-ying, Zachary Wong Wai-ying, Li Hung-por, Catherine Wong Lai-sheung, Ho Hang-mui 25,892 5.19 −4.01
Third Force Chan Keung, Ting Yin-wah, So Ka-man, Chow Ping-tim, Tang Ka-leung, Nancy Poon Siu-ping, Raju Gurung 16,767 3.36 N/A
Independent Chan Yut-wah 11,997 2.41 N/A
Independent Ho Kwan-yiu 10,805 2.17 N/A
LSD Tsang Kin-shing 9,280 1.86 N/A
Democratic Alliance Mak Ip-sing 2,896 0.58 N/A
Total valid votes 498,610 100.00
Rejected ballots 7,816
Turnout 506,426 51.29 +9.12
Registered electors 987,333
2010 New Territories West by-election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LSD Albert Chan Wai-yip 109,609 81.73
Nonpartisan Li Kwai-fong 12,555 9.36
Tertiary 2012 Kwok Wing-kin 6,192 4.62
Independent Chow Ping-tim 3,276 2.44
Nonpartisan Li Sai-hung 2,475 1.85
Majority 97,054 72.37
Total valid votes 134,107 100.00
Rejected ballots 5,256
Turnout 139,363 14.71
Registered electors 947,276
LSD hold Swing

2000s

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Vote share

  Democratic (23.2%)
  DAB (23.1%)
  NWSC (10.7%)
  CTU (10.6%)
  FTU (9.0%)
  LSD (8.1%)
  Civic (7.0%)
  Liberal (5.4%)
  ADPL (1.7%)
  Other (1.2%)
2008 Legislative Council election: New Territories West[8]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Quota 49,787 12.50
DAB Tam Yiu-chung, Cheung Hok-ming
Leung Che-cheung, Chan Han-pan, Lung Shui-hing, Leung Kar-ming, Andy Lo Kwong-shing, Lui Kin
92,037 23.11
(12.50+10.61)
−1.77
Democratic Lee Wing-tat
Wong Suet-ying, Lam Siu-fat, Cheung Wai-mei, Lam Lap-chi
45,767 11.49 −1.99
NWSC Leung Yiu-chung
Wong Yun-tat
42,441 10.66 −2.04
CTU Lee Cheuk-yan
Tam Chun-yin
42,366 10.64 +0.73
Democratic Ho Chun-yan
Hui Chi-fung, Lo Man-hon
36,764 9.23 −4.25
FTU (DAB) Wong Kwok-hing
Alice Mak Mei-kuen, Marina Tsang Tze-kwan, Tsui Fan, Dennis Leung Tsz-wing, Tang Ka-piu, Yiu Kwok-wai, Manwell Chan
35,991 9.04 N/A
LSD Albert Chan Wai-yip 32,182 8.08 +0.27
Civic Fernando Cheung Chiu-hung, Sumly Chan Yuen-sum, Wong Ka-wa 27,910 7.01 N/A
Liberal Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, Chow Wing-kan 21,570 5.42 −5.48
Democratic Cheung Yin-tung, Kwong Chun-yu 10,069 2.53 N/A
ADPL Tandon Lai Chaing, Yeung Chi-hang 6,771 1.70 −1.44
Independent Chow Ping-tim 1,720 0.43 +0.03
Blue Intelligent Union Leung Suet-fong, Thapa Komal 1,366 0.3 N/A
Nonpartisan Yuen Wai-chung 1,338 0.34 N/A
Total valid votes 398,292 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,427
Turnout 400,719 42.49 −10.99
Registered electors 943,161
 
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Vote share

  Democratic (26.9%)
  DAB (24.9%)
  NWSC (12.7%)
  Liberal (10.9%)
  CTU (9.9%)
  ADPL (3.1%)
  New Forum (1.0%)
  Other (10.6%)
2004 Legislative Council election: New Territories West[9]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Quota 57,926 12.50
DAB Tam Yiu-chung, Cheung Hok-ming
Leung Che-cheung, Au Yeung Po-chun, Tsui Fan, Chan Han-pan, Andy Lo Kwong-sing, Philip Ng King-wah
115,251 24.87
(12.50+12.37)
−4.71
Democratic Lee Wing-tat
Sumly Chan Yuen-sum
62,500 13.49
(12.50+0.99)
+3.11
Democratic Ho Chun-yan
Cheung Yin-tung
62,342 13.45
(12.50+0.95)
+2.25
NWSC Leung Yiu-chung
Andrew Wan Siu-kin
59,033 12.74
(12.50+0.24)
−4.53
Liberal Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee 50,437 10.88 +8.14
CTU Lee Cheuk-yan
Ip Ngok-fung
45,725 9.87 −5.32
Independent Albert Chan Wai-yip 36,278 7.83 −4.86
ADPL Yim Tim-sang, Kong Fung-yi, Tai Yin-chiu, Kwun Tung-wing 14,570 3.14 N/A
Nonpartisan Stephen Char Shik-ngor 9,116 1.97 N/A
New Forum Lui Hau-tuen, Siu Shing-choi, Chan Choi-hi 4,511 0.97 N/A
Nonpartisan Ng Tak-leung 1,920 0.41 N/A
Independent Chow Ping-tim 1,725 0.37 N/A
Total valid votes 463,408 100.00
Rejected ballots 3,449
Turnout 466,857 53.48 +9.75
Registered electors 873,031
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Vote share

  Democratic (34.3%)
  DAB/PA (29.6%)
  NWSC (17.3%)
  CTU (15.2%)
  Liberal (2.7%)
  Other (0.9%)
2000 Legislative Council election: New Territories West[10]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Quota 57,266 16.67
DAB (HKPA) Tam Yiu-chung, Tang Siu-tong
Leung Che-cheung, Chau Chuen-heung, Chan Yau-hoi, Au Yeung Po-chun
101,629 29.58
(16.67+12.91)
+10.23
NWSC Leung Yiu-chung 59,348 17.27 +6.97
CTU (Frontier) Lee Cheuk-yan 52,202 15.19 +2.74
Democratic Albert Chan Wai-yip
Cosmas Kwong Kwok-chuen
43,613 12.69 N/A
Democratic Ho Chun-yan
Josephine Chan Shu-ying, Cheung Yuet-lan, Catherine Wong Lai-sheung
38,472 11.20 N/A
Democratic Lee Wing-tat, Wong Bing-kuen 35,648 10.38 N/A
Liberal David Yeung Fuk-kwong 9,408 2.74 +1.9
Nonpartisan Angela Man Yun-fei 3,274 0.95 N/A
Total valid votes 343,594 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,663
Turnout 346,257 43.73 −9.52
Registered electors 791,746

1990s

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Vote share

  Democratic (39.2%)
  DAB (19.4%)
  Frontier (12.5%)
  ADPL (5.2%)
  Liberal (0.8%)
  123DA (0.8%)
  Other (22.1%)
1998 Legislative Council election: New Territories West[11]
List Candidates Votes Of total (%) ± from prev.
Quota 75,035 20.00
Democratic Lee Wing-tat, Ho Chun-yan
Zachary Wong Wai-yin, Josephine Chan Shu-ying
147,098 39.21
(20.00+19.21)
DAB Tam Yiu-chung
Leung Che-cheung, Chau Chuen-heung, Chan Wan-sang, Hui Chiu-fai
72,587 19.35
Frontier Lee Cheuk-yan
Ip Kwok-fun
46,696 12.45
Nonpartisan Leung Yiu-chung 38,627 10.30
Nonpartisan Lam Wai-keung, Tai Kuen, Chow Ping-tim, Chan Ka-mun, Tso Shiu-wai 25,905 6.91
ADPL Yim Tim-sang 19,500 5.20
Nonpartisan Ting Yin-wah 11,176 2.98
Independent Yeung Fuk-kwong 6,428 1.71
Liberal Paul Chan Sing-kong, Liu Kwong-sang, Wong Kwok-keung 3,138 0.84
123DA Yum Sin-ling, Christopher Chu, Mak Ip-sing, Shung King-fai 3,050 0.81
Pioneer Lam Chi-leung 968 0.26
Total valid votes 375,173 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,042
Turnout 377,215 53.25
Registered electors 708,443

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Number of Seats for the Geographical Constituencies" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics: Geographical Constituency". Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ^ Diamond, Larry; Myers, Ramon H. (2001). Elections and Democracy in Greater China. OUP Oxford. pp. 1985–6.
  4. ^ "【立會選舉評論】分區配票的成效(文﹕蔡子強、陳雋)". 明報. 20 September 2016.
  5. ^ "周梁 發叔決裂". 東方日報. 10 September 2008.
  6. ^ "2010 LegCo By-election". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. ^ "2010 LegCo By-election". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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  10. ^ "立法會選舉結果". Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2002.
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